Two rights groups have requested Israel's Supreme Court to strike down a new settlements law legalising 3,900 settler homes built on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
Cate Blanchett was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N.’s agency for refugees. In her new role, she will help raise awareness about the worldwide refugee crisis.
The U.N wants to pursue the ongoing peace talks with Syria despite tensions showed by the main opposition. The Syrian war has plagued much of the country as well as it citizens.
Singapore has blasted calls to make the worldwide fight against illicit drugs less punitive, using a major meeting at the United Nations to argue that a "soft approach" would cause a flood of narcotics to the island state.
Despite hopes of de-escalating the hostile situation in Syria, especially with a temporary ceasefire in effect, the city of Maaret al-Numan experienced tragedy when 44 civilians were killed in a suspected regime bombing raid which happened on Tuesday.
A coalition of environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Proection Agency to urge them to complete their "endangerment finding," which is essential in determining emissions standards for U.S. aircrafts.
Helen Clark, the former prime minister of New Zealand, has entered the race to succeed Ban Ki-moon as secretary-general of the United Nations in a bid to become the first woman in the role of world’s top diplomat.
Bond actor Daniel Craig said on Monday that there should be more funding for the United Nations anti-mine agency. The British actor said that the work that the agency does increases the chances of survival for people.
China reportedly sought the help of the United States to remove four of its ships from the United Nations blacklist after it was mistaken for being involved in an arms trade with North Korea.
U.S. authorities have made another arrest in relation to the ongoing investigations on the United Nations bribery scandal, wherein a former U.N. General Assembly president faciliated the acquisition of diplmatic positions in exchange for large sums of money.
An article in a university newspaper has again started a spark in the hearts of the Hong Kong people. Local groups in the country are now asking the United Nations to recognize Hong Kong as an independent country in 2047.
The EU-Turkey deal will see the return of Syrian refugees from Greece to Turkey in exchange for more funding and visa-free travel ban for Turks to Europe.
Indonesian government spearheaded the special summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which highlighted the Palentine's call for independence.
Obama called the Supreme Court decision blocking the effectivity of the Clean Power Plan as "unusual." The U.S. President nevertheless expressed confidence that the decision will be overturned in their favor.
A report published by the United Nations commission of inquiry on Syria reveals that there massive case of torture and death within Syrian jails and detention centers.
The United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization has institutionalized the world's first CO2 emissions standards for aircrafts as nations inch closer to curbing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention told lawyers of Nestora Salgado that her arrest in Mexico was arbitrary. She was arrested in 2013 and is still detained after setting up a community police force.
A United Nations panel has decided that Julian Assange's asylum in the Ecuador Embassy in London is tantamount to arbitray detention, International Convention on Civil and Political Rights. Should the decision be made final, Assange may then be free to go out without being arrested.
