Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz is facing a “devastating” humanitarian crisis as escalating tensions are dramatically ...

Fewer people from West Africa are reaching Europe by sea, but the journey has not become safer, the UN migration agency (IOM) ...

Amid climate disruption, an AI revolution, war and growing hunger, “the need for the United Nations has never been greater,” ...

The UN Special Representative on Violence Against Children has called for stronger global action to protect boys and girls ...

The General Assembly on Monday adopted a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, by 153 in ...

Nearly 10 years after Colombia signed a historic peace agreement to end a decades-long insurgency, the deal is under strain ...

The risk of famine is growing in parts of Sudan already torn apart by war, as a severe El Niño drought makes life even harder ...

The United Nations has rushed to assist Nepal following new flash floods in the central Gorkha district on Sunday that swept away homes and bridges just weeks after catastrophic flooding in the north.

The money is running out faster than needs are growing: with 117 million men, women and children now forced from their homes, ...

The number of people living in “multidimensional” poverty has risen for the first time in 15 years, reaching 1.2 billion, as ...

The Security Council meets shortly on Syria, as the country’s transition faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is fuelling unrest, Israeli incursions continue in the south and sectarian ...

At least 139 migrants have died after their boat capsized off Djibouti, with a further 84 people still missing, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Sunday.