Roughly 50,000 women and girls worldwide killed by intimate partners or other family members in 2024, implying that average ...

The United Nations leadership has launched a major reform plan to make the cash-strapped world body more efficient and ...

The co-founder of activist group Palestine Action will Wednesday challenge a UK government ban under anti-terror laws that has led to mass arrests, sparking free speech and civil liberties concerns.

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Digital abuse and digital violence are among the fastest-growing threats to women’s rights worldwide. Studies show that up to ...

Donald Trump's administration has issued a bold statement on abortion in the UK in its annual report on human rights ...

As US military activity ramps up in the Caribbean and the Pacific, Colombia’s president alleged the Trump administration’s pressure campaign on Venezuela is more about accessing the South American ...

Blue Carbon's Africa venture highlights the complexity of delivering on carbon credits, plans that are often criticized for offering polluters a chance to 'greenwash' emissions.

UNITED NATIONS, November 26. /TASS/. The UN Security Council and the General Assembly have published a joint letter to initiate the procedure of electing the global organization’s new ...

A new UN report reveals that one woman or girl is killed by a partner or family member every 10 minutes, about 137 deaths per day across the world.

The 50,000 figure — based on data from 117 countries — breaks down to 137 women per day, or around one woman every 10 minutes, the report said.

UNODC and the UN Women released on November 25 a report revealing alarming findings on the scale of femicide worldwide ...