In this Question and Answer interview Iran's Ambassador to South Africa, Mansour Shakib Mehr, explains the country's journey ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis convened a high-level summit Monday to demand that children be protected from war, forced labor, trafficking and exploitation, throwing his moral authority behind a global ...

“People just sometimes don’t like some things,” the actor, 38, told Elle in an interview published Tuesday. “It’s that simple. And I think to be an artist, you have to be willing for people to ...

SEOUL—Kim Jong Un enjoys absolute power across North Korea and is regarded as godlike by his own people. But one threat appears to loom large for the 41-year-old dictator: disloyalty from his ...

UN chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday on Rwandan forces to withdraw from the Democratic Republic of Congo and halt support for fighters advancing on the key Congolese city of Goma. M23 fighters ...

During a news conference on Monday, a spokesman for Antonio Guterres said the UN secretary-general had noted the policy change “with concern”. “He calls for additional exemptions to be ...

NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Sunday demanded that M23 rebel forces stop an ongoing offensive and advance towards Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic ...

UNRWA said the order to cease operations was contradictory to Israel's international obligations as a UN member state. "United Nations premises are inviolable and enjoy privileges and immunities ...

The DRC and the UN accuse Rwanda of backing the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebels, an accusation that Kigali denies. At an emergency UN Security Council meeting later on Sunday, the DRC demanded ...

The UN is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday without interrupting its operations in the country at a time heightened security ...

The UN has suspended all official movements by its teams into and out of Houthi-held areas of Yemen, after more UN staffers were detained on Thursday. The de facto rulers of much of the country, ...