Getting aid to people in the world’s most neglected emergencies takes more than money. It takes open roads, open borders and leaders willing to help it reach those in dire need.

People around the world are living longer again, with global life expectancy almost fully recovered from the disruption of ...

The war in Ukraine is a human rights catastrophe that is “growing and intensifying by the week” and threatening an even ...

Governments, UN entities, civil society, media, academia and the private sector have called for stronger cooperation and ...

Haitians remain in the grip of lethal gang violence as it continues to “adapt and expand”, the UN’s top rights official, ...

Renewed conflict in Yemen has triggered a surge in hunger that could have consequences in the wider region and beyond, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.

Repeated delays in bringing lifesaving medicines, prosthetics and more from Israel into Gaza risk having devastating ...

A teenage girl who fled war-torn Sudan for neighbouring Egypt and hopes to pursue a technology degree is an example of why ...

The UN human rights chief and nine experts on Thursday called on authorities in Tennessee not to pursue any further attempts ...

The enduring radioactive legacy of US nuclear bomb testing in the Marshall Islands took centre stage at the Human Rights ...

Women must be at the centre of efforts to prevent conflict and build lasting peace, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ...

The deadly flash floods in northern Nepal have severely disrupted employment and livelihoods, with wider impacts beyond ...