The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

In tonight's edition: In a new report, UN experts say violence against civilians in South Sudan persists with impunity. We speak to one of those commissioners who compiled the report. Also, International Women's Day is a chance to take stock and celebrate women's achievements while acknowledging persistent obstacles to gender…

EU commissioner Ylva Johansson warns new migration bill breaches international law, potentially reigniting hostilities

The US and Europe's top powers on Wednesday expressed alarm at Iran having produced a tiny amount of uranium enriched to 84% purity, very close to weapons grade, and said Iran must explain how it happened. The UN nuclear watchdog found uranium particles enriched to up to 83.7% at Fordow,…

Reports suggest Russia unhappy about deal and is threatening to pull out of scheme exporting grain from Black Sea ports

The U.S. is adding more sanctions on Iranian state officials who are accused of violating women’s rights, amid nationwide anti-government protests over the treatment of young women and girls

The World Health Organization has fired its top official in the Western Pacific

The United Nations special envoy for Syria on Wednesday called on the warring sides there and the international community to revive efforts to find a political solution to a conflict that has devastated the country over more than a decade. Successive rounds of UN backed talks over years have failed…

MUMBAI: While the state ranks second in organic farming after Madhya Pradesh and its horticulture too is booming, the declined production of millets --- jowar, bajra, ragi --- in Maharashtra has sent the healthy-eating community worrying.

UN body says jointly run resettlement programme is a ‘lifesaving but severely limited pathway’ for refugees