The United Nations Human Rights Council today agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission and commission of ...

Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, the African Union, AU, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, has reiterated the ...

António Guterres made the “special appeal for peace” ahead of two major meetings to address the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group’s brutal offensive across the region. “We are at a pivotal moment and it ...

Antonio Guterres called upon the global community, including DR Congo’s neighbors, as well as regional organizations, such as the African Union, to step up their effort for resolving the crisis ...

The conflict in Sudan is exacerbating instability in South Sudan, where economic difficulties and political instability are ...

Signed in 2018 to end years of conflict, the Revitalized Peace Agreement, initially set a three-year timeline for elections and the formation of a democratic government. The transition has been ...

The Security Council can be reformed, but how? The authors, a trio of ex-UN officials, suggest a two-step approach, focusing on five “key issues”: the size of an expanded body, membership categories, ...

Two successive terms of U.S. membership on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), before the mandatory one-year hiatus, have improved the body’s performance in several ways. These improvements ...

China’s state security forces will be given fresh powers to supervise and manage sensitive construction work on sites such as key government buildings and military facilities. A detailed set of ...

On Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council held a meeting to discuss the dangers of commercial spyware, which marks the first time this type of software — also known as government or ...

Both Saudi Arabia and Singapore recognise that a negotiated two-state solution in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions is the only viable pathway towards a lasting and ...

New legislation would allow disabled Americans to marry without risking the loss of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The bill, introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) ...