Tchaikovky’s ballet The Nutcracker is now a staple of the holiday season. Less well-known is the famed Russian composer’s ...

Sudan is confronting a widening famine crisis, with widespread starvation, surging acute malnutrition and mass displacement ...

The General Assembly on Tuesday adopted the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, a landmark global treaty aimed at ...

Billions of people worldwide are set to benefit from enhanced safety online and in the physical world following the adoption ...

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched a $56.4 million flash appeal to address urgent health needs in ...

As we near the end of another year of war and humanitarian crisis, UN News is highlighting the extraordinary work of staffers ...

The humanitarian crisis in Syria continues to escalate, with millions struggling to access basic resources as fuel shortages ...

A little over two weeks after a surge of violence in the Cité Soleil commune of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, a UN report ...

Since October, when Israeli forces launched a ground offensive in northern Gaza, only three per cent of food and water ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held historic hearings from 2 to 13 December addressing States’ obligations under ...

As millions unwrap new gaming devices this holiday season, UN experts are warning that these digital playgrounds need ...

Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 associated deaths as of ...