The situation in the country is “dire” said Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), late on Monday, as tension between forces allied with President Salva Kiir and ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Former Beaumont Mayor Robin Mouton is among five candidates vying for the city’s top office in the upcoming mayoral election. After serving as the city’s first Black female ...

The statement on Saturday from Yasmin Sooka, chairperson of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, comes amid a spate of violence between security forces overseen by President Salva ...

In 2015, then-President Barack Obama committed the United States to achieving newly adopted U.N. global goals by 2030, including ending poverty, achieving gender equality and urgently tackling ...

UNITED NATIONS, March 26 (Reuters) - An agreement on freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to ensure the protection of civilian vessels and port infrastructure "will be a crucial contribution to ...

Iran denies wanting to develop a nuclear weapon US wants UN Security Council to condemn Iran's 'brazen behavior' Europeans lose ability to snapback Iran sanctions on October 18 China hopes 'we can ...

The UN Charter is the constitutive instrument of the United Nations, signed on 26 June 1945. It sets out the rights and obligations of Member States and establishes the principal organs and ...

Below are links to the Annexes "List of UN entities" and "List of UN Field Missions". These lists are an integral part of UN systems contracts and are referred to therein. List of UN Entities List ...

Athena was expected to operate for about 10 days before powering down as lunar night fell over the spacecraft’s landing site at Mons Mouton, a plateau that lies about 100 miles (160 kilometers ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...

The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday underscored the need for realistic engagement with the country as humanitarian and human rights crises deepen amid growing international isolation. Briefing ...

The killing of civilians in coastal areas in northwest Syria must cease immediately, the UN rights chief said on Sunday following a series of coordinated attacks reportedly launched by elements of the ...