Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a “ransom” ...

Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck ...

As Sudan’s civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and ...

The archives of British naturalist Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized ...

Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency ...

Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in ...

Hundreds of thousands of guns are being used by gangs to exert control and spread terror in Haiti, according to the UN's ...

The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 ...

Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival ...

Addressing the opening of an international forum in Hanoi on partnerships for green growth, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina ...

Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern ...

In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalized a draft global agreement aimed at improving how the ...