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A report from UN human rights investigators for Syria released on Monday has laid bare the systematic use of arbitrary detention, torture an...

Top UN officials in Lebanon are calling for compliance with the ongoing ceasefire after reports that Israeli forces killed 15 people, includ...

More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at what is a tense a...

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank,...

The ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza is providing a critical window of relief for Palestinians in the war-torn enclave, as UN agen...

In a rare moment of cautious optimism, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher addressed the Security Council on the dire humanitarian...

The United Nations and the League of Arab States are deepening their collaboration to tackle critical peace and security challenges in the M...

The Security Council will be meeting this afternoon in New York to discuss the situation of Palestinian children. Join us for live coverage...

The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Wednesday emphasized the strong international consensus that is emerging in support of the country’s polit...

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen and the head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Wednesday welcomed the release of the crew o...

Nearly a third of Lebanon’s population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of hostilities in late 2024, according to th...

The crisis in Gaza continues to remain acute, with UN humanitarians reporting critical shortages of water, food and efforts to deliver vital...

Aid is entering Gaza “at scale” in line with the ceasefire agreement that has seen Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners released and f...

With the Middle East undergoing “a period of profound transformation”, the international community must support efforts towards more justice...

Following the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the UN Security Council is scheduled to meet today to hear fr...

Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the start earlier on Sunday of the ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, as UN humanitarian con...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday expressed optimism for Lebanon's future as he wrapped up a two-day solidarity visit with a...

Cabrini film lead and Gomorrah star Cristiana Dell’Anna travelled to Geneva on Friday to highlight the age-old dangers confronting migrants...

Hopes are rising that, with the support of the United Nations, the architects of the brutal former regime of Bashar al Assad in Syria will e...

Two senior UN peacekeeping officials briefed the Security Council on Friday on recent developments in Lebanon and the occupied Syrian Golan,...

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) on Friday welcomed the Gaza ceasefire and hostage d...

Continuing his high profile visit to Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday underscored the challenges faced by UN peaceke...

Amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)...

In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to come into effect on Sunday, displaced Gazans – g...

Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets under pressure, according to...