UN agencies responded on Tuesday to President Trump’s executive orders ending US membership of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement, highlighting the m

Swelling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced some 237,000 people since the start of the year, the United Nations (UN) said Friday. "Escalating clashes between non-state armed groups and the Congolese army in North and South Kivu provinces are intensifying one of the world'

With just days to go before Donald Trump again enters the White House, anxiety is rising across UN agencies fearful he could wreak even more havoc than last time.

The conflict in Sudan is taking an “even more dangerous turn for civilians”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday

Although the number of new asylum-seekers in Switzerland is falling, municipalities are under strong pressure to take in migrants.

Over 100 kids killed or injured in last month, UNICEF reports, as explosives litter country after almost 14 years of civil war; tens of millions of dollars needed to clear them

(MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) GENEVA, Switzerland – UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan announced today , that the sixteenth session of the United Nations ...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed scores of executive orders, including one to withdraw from the World Health Organization. WHO, based in Geneva, Switzerland, serves as the United Nation's health agency and is responsible global public health.

Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global would continue with or without the United States.

Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets under pressure, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (IL

Various European leaders reacted to President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement saying that they will stick to the landmark Paris climate agreement even though the United States has w

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned on Tuesday of the risk of a 'global race to the bottom' using economic tools such as sanctions, export controls and tariffs.