The Latest Breaking News from The United Nations

The Israeli military hit Rafah in southern Gaza overnight, residents say, as United Nations officials warn there are no safe places left in the besieged territory

Heavy urban combat raged throughout Gaza on Thursday with some of the war’s most intensive fighting so far reported in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the north and Khan Younis in the south. Aid groups warned that Gazans are running out of places to flee as Israeli strikes were also…

The extreme weather has been attributed to the El Niño weather phenomenon.

Israeli officials say victim testimony and evidence gathered by rights groups indicate that Hamas militants carried out widespread sexual and gender-based crimes during their Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel

European soccer body UEFA went to the United Nations pledging to do more to promote human rights and protect women from abuse in the sport

The day of kindness aims to thank those who selflessly give up their time to help others

Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Though contested, imperfect and unfulfilled, the declaration remains a milestone in human civilization as one of the earliest times the world came together…

Israel said Tuesday that its forces had entered “the heart” of Gaza’s second-largest city as intensified bombardment sent streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded and dead Palestinians. Military officials said they were engaged in the “most intense day” of battles since the ground offensive began more…

The Emirati leading the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks walked out on stage Monday to a room full of journalists to offer a 17-minute list of what he described as the stunning successes of made so far in the summit