Progress fades on women's rights as the world grow more militaristic
A new U.N. report finds the number of women and girls living in conflict-affected nations doubled in five years.
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A new U.N. report finds the number of women and girls living in conflict-affected nations doubled in five years.
A new report's evidence of threats and retaliation extends to 12 of the U.N. Human Rights Council's 47 member nations.
Education Cannot Wait said Afghan girls are the "furthest behind" in efforts to erase poverty and reduce inequality.
The debate over who should succeed Jens Stoltenberg, a Norwegian former prime minister, has become complicated. It's also possible he could agree to a fourth contract extension.
Some 52% of all refugees and others who needed international protection came from Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine.
A top U.S. diplomatic official said the ICC won't pursue war crimes charges against Americans if the U.S. courts handle it.
A new study finds economic sanctions in target countries contribute to increases in mortality, poverty, and inequality, and to declines in per-capita income and human rights.
A U.N. Security Council resolution calls on Afghanistan's de factor rulers to quickly restore the rights of women and girls to 'full, equal, meaningful and safe' participation in society.
Most of the employees who work for the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan are Afghan nationals, women and men, who have been told to stay home because of the ban.
The Trump administration's withdrawal of U.S. funding for Palestinian refugees could create a huge humanitarian crisis.
Disasters and conflicts drove nations atop a list of places adding to the 28 million people newly displaced at home.
Despite fears about being weighed down with too much debt, developing nations embraced the infusion of Chinese cash.
The U.S. State Department said ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda can visit the U.S. only for "official U.N. purposes."
Flooding, the worst of the impacts globally, continued to affect the largest number of people, more than 35 million.
Hundreds of millions of youth are at risk of contracting water-borne diseases because more countries suffer from conflicts.
These are turbulent times for the International Criminal Court, created 17 years ago as a court of "last resort."