Libya began the month of Ramadan, the Muslims\' fasting month, on Saturday, following the example of many other Arab and Muslim countries around the world ...

South Africa’s dairy industry is likely to grow in the future due to improving economic factors, despite suffering from many weather and disease related challenges in the past five years ...

The head of UN peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, went to Beni, in the province of North Kivu, on Friday, an opportunity for him to insist on respect for the territorial integrity of the Democrati ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday stressed that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza must hold, urging all parties to honour their commitments and prevent a breakdown of the agreement ...

The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and sexual health agency, UNFPA, it was confirmed on Thursday, leading to potentially “devasting impacts” on women and gi ...

The Libyan Ministry of Planning has signed a cooperation agreement with the German Foundation for International Cooperation (GIZ) aimed at strengthening cooperation and strategic partnership for susta ...

Sudan is a flashpoint, with a growing risk of atrocity crimes and mass starvation deaths, the UN rights chief warned on Thursday, noting that some of the abuses described in his report could amount ...

As Muslims around the world prepare to mark the beginning of the Holy Month of Ramadan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a call on Thursday for compassion, empathy and generosity, urging p ...

Eritrea continues to subject its citizens to indefinite military service, in violation of international human rights standards and calls by the Human Rights Council and other human rights mechanisms, ...

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has concluded his second visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where his office is exploring measures to deal with war crimes and crimes a ...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for an end to the “abhorrent, dehumanizing narratives” that continue to hamper a positive outcome to the Middle East crisis ...

UNICEF, the Government of Japan, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced a new partnership of over US$3 million to provide mental health and psychosocial wellbeing services for ...