United Nations

Urge the ending of war these days and you'll very quickly hear the brutal 1994 massacre in Rwanda invoked.

The Barack Obama administration appears to have rejected a deal-breaking demand by Israel for an Iranian confession to having had a covert nuclear weapons program as a condition for …

The United States' compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights includes violations that must be sanctioned.

The Barack Obama administration has demanded that Iran resolve "past and present concerns" about the "possible military dimensions" of its nuclear program.

As the Syrian war intensifies sectarian clashes in Lebanonu2019s northern coastal city Tripoli, Palestinians in the area worriedly watch the violence from the sidelines.

An internal United Nations draft document leaked last weekend has offered outsiders a rare look at longstanding disagreements between member states over the course of UN drug policy.

Subsidies to dirty and wealthy fossil fuel companies represent a paradoxical misalignment of priorities.

The topic of gender and its relation with climate change tried to shed a light on problems that require action from policy-makers this past week at the climate summit …

After typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, climate justice activists are calling for the nations most responsible for the climate crisis to pay for the recovery.

The Obama administrationu2019s drone and targeted killing policy will come under scrutiny at the United Nations today with a report concluding at least 400 Pakistani civilians have been killed …