The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

International development minister warns colleagues jostling for position not to be ‘self-indulgent’

Swift western pressure on Serbia to step back from conflict does not resolve the chronic problems of Kosovo’s nationhood

Boys and young men are increasingly being drawn into online forums that denigrate, objectify and ‘slut-shame’ women. How can we effectively address it?

Ex-Nagorno-Karabakh leader Arayik Harutyunyan faces arrest warrant as UN mission visits region. Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians flee due to fear of reprisals. UN mission is first in region in 3 decades. Protest in Athens, Greece, against dissolution of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Refugee Council study suggests asylum claims by three out of four crossing Channel would be granted

The Tory party conference in Manchester is all about survival – no one except those close to the PM have much faith in a reset

Rival governments urged to work together to best manage donations for city after catastrophic flooding

The visit marks the first time in about three decades that the international body has gained access to the region.

The president of the European Parliament says she has conveyed the legislative body’s support for the appointment of a U.N. envoy to evaluate the chances of resuming stalemated talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus

Kenya is preparing to lead an international police force to combat gang violence in Haiti – an historic first for the East African nation.

The Chumash tribe had advocated for California’s central coast to be protected, but a draft management plan left out the stretch they had hoped would be protected