The United Nations on Monday lamented that Sudden funding cuts by top government donors are a catastrophic blow to humanitarian assistance in a country in the grip of one of the deadliest humanitarian ...

As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on Women – a landmark blueprint for gender equality – progress remains frustratingly slow ...

Attacks across Ukraine on Friday reportedly left 21 civilians dead and scores injured, making it one of the deadliest days this year, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country said in a st ...

The Libyan Advisory Committee established by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has held its fourth meeting in the eastern city of Benghazi, continuing its discussions on issues rela ...

South African literary giant Athol Fugard has died at the age of 92. Tags Society South Africa Obituary ...

The Co-Chairs of the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya of the Berlin Process - the Netherlands, Switzerland, and UN ...

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, has called on all Libyan parties to take decisive steps to advance the status of women and girls, guarantee their rights ...

The land in Lainya County in South Sudan is rich and fertile, with a long history of successfully producing vast amounts of maize, cassava and other essential food items ...

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will have to end next month, unless emergency funds can be secured ...

The surge in violence in Upper Nile State, escalating political tensions in Juba, and other political intrigues are threatening to derail South Sudan’s Revitalized Peace Agreement and inflict more pai ...

Up to one million desperate Syrians living in camps and displacement sites across the country’s northwest intend to return home within the next year – sparking deep co ...

On International Women’s Day, Transparency International celebrated the achievements of women worldwide, but also acknowledged the barriers that still hinder gender equality ...