The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

ISIS fighters were armed with 'numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive suicide belts,' said officials

The oppression of Afghan women continues unabated before the eyes of the world. The Taliban imposed severe new restrictions earlier this month, with women not only obliged to cover their faces but now forbidden from raising their voices, singing or reading aloud in public. Western countries – led by the…

From beatings, to illness and hunger, freed Palestinian children say abuse rampant in Israeli jails after October 7.

Republican candidate tells conservative group his daughter should have been UN ambassador and the ‘most brilliant leaders’ come from Scotland like his mother

The U.N. is about to launch an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio, a disease that doctors fear has spread in the territory due to the massive humanitarian catastrophe unleashed by Israel's military offensive there

Founding chair Graeme Innes launches petition and accuses service provider of hypocrisy over recruitment for top job

A United Nations special rapporteur recently released a damning report describing Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program as a “breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” The report detailed the many ways migrant workers have been mistreated in Canada, including excessive work hours, limited breaks and physical abuse.

A coalition of environmental and First Nations groups condemned Australia's addiction to fossil fuels during this week's Pacific summit in Tonga.

The federal government recently announced important changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker program, a program that allows Canadian employers to hire foreign nationals to fill labour shortages at low wages.