At the world’s first global congress of Indigenous peoples and local communities from forest basins, representatives began ...

A U.N.-mandated commission investigating suspected human rights violations and war crimes in Democratic Republic of Congo cannot proceed due to a funding crisis in the U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) ...

As the U.N. marks its 80th anniversary this month, its humanitarian agencies are facing one of the greatest crises in their ...

Will be there still be any safe havens left when World War 3 breaks out? Here are the world's 10 safest countries, according ...

The United Nations’ vast system has tackled everything from delivering life-saving humanitarian aid to providing crucial ...

Congo and Rwanda are not formally at war and in the past had held peace talks that have largely stalled, including those ...

Fighting for control of the Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral wealth has killed millions. Trump wants to end it, and ...

Congo has accused Rwanda of backing M23 rebels in its mineral-rich eastern region across the border with Rwanda.

The world's safest country has been named but global peace levels have deteriorated since last year, according to the latest ...

For the first time since rebel forces took control of Goma, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo, Bintou Keita, met face-to-face with the leaders of M23 rebels on Friday in the ...

An initiative aimed at empowering a new generation of peacebuilders has been launched by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald ...