The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Following probe by United Nations’ oversight body, nine individuals have been fired, spokesperson says.

Pre-election polls put the new Venezuelan exodus in between 4 and 11 million people. More than 7 million have already left the country

Hundreds of angry people have taken to the streets in Pakistan-administered Kashmir to mark the fifth anniversary of India’s decision to strip the disputed region of its semi-autonomy and take direct control of it

It may not have attracted much attention in recent months with global attention focused elsewhere. But the international sanctions monitoring regime on North Korea has been disbanded, raising concerns about the unimpeded flow of North Korean weapons to global hotspots from Ukraine to Gaza.

Hundreds gathered near Beirut's port on Sunday to mark four years since a catastrophic explosion devastated the capital and to demand accountability, with the spectre of war weighing over commemorations.

One of the world's foremost economists, Lant Pritchett, has a plan.

No one has been held accountable for the catastrophic explosion that killed more than 220 people.

Vice President Kamala Harris launches 'Republicans for Harris' initiative to attract disillusioned GOP voters with prominent Republican endorsements.

In the classic tale of economic development, urbanisation and industrialisation have generally gone hand-in-hand. Cities coalesce around factories; factories fuel urban growth by attracting workers from the rural hinterland. But today, in much of the developing world, urbanisation and industrialisation have become untethered: cities are expanding, but the factories –…