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Spokespersons for UNICEF and UNHCR in Geneva warned that the liquidity crunch has jeopardized lifesaving work, including progress in reducing...

Melting glaciers, climate crises and access to clean water are some of the messages emerging ahead of World Water Day...

“We’re waking up from another intense night of bombardments, the fourth night of bombardment since the ceasefire abruptly broke down...

UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen called for an immediate end to hostilities and urged all parties to protect...

After 14 years of war, Syria has entered a new and uncertain chapter. The country is devastated – 90 per...

Together with ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, glaciers lock up about 70 per cent of the world’s freshwater reserves....

Briefing journalists in New York from Damascus, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, explained that the country remains...

“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home,” said Anna Fierst, quoting her great-grandmother...

Córdoba in Argentina, Fortaleza in Brazil and Manchester in the UK picked up accolades at a healthy cities summit, co-hosted...

Speaking in the capital Bishkek, Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights acknowledged the country’s recent economic growth but...