U.N. Sets Plan to Evacuate Stranded Ships Out of Persian Gulf
The International Maritime Organization, working with multiple countries, said it has ensured that vessels can sail safely through the Strait of Hormu...
Global HIV prevention declined drastically after Trump aid cuts, U.N. finds
Cuts from the U.S. and others have hit hard, with the number of people receiving PrEP dropping by 38% from 2024 to 2025, according to data from 62 cou...
13 Afghan Civilians Killed in Airstrikes on Pakistan Border, U.N. Says
Pakistan said its airstrikes targeted militant camps. The United Nations confirmed reports by the Taliban government that mostly women and children we...
U.N. Adds Israeli and Russian Forces to Sexual Violence List
Israel has denied the accusations and condemned the report, which listed dozens of countries and nonstate groups as “credibly suspected” of patterns o...
Israel to Cut Ties With U.N. Chief Over Its Inclusion on Sexual Violence Blacklist
The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, told Israel there had been an “increasing number of cases” of sexual violence against Palestin...
The U.S. re-sanctioned a U.N. legal expert critical of Israel.
Just a few days ago, a U.S. court ordered the Treasury Department to suspend its penalties on Francesca Albanese, whose work on Israel has drawn accus...
New Taliban Decree on Divorce Formalizes Child Marriage in Afghanistan, U.N. Warns
A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for women seeking to escape ...
U.N. Official Who Says U.S. Punished Her for Speech Wins a Round in Court
The government has appealed a judge’s ruling that it violated the free speech rights of Francesca Albanese, who was sanctioned for speaking out agains...
Drones Are Leading Cause of Civilian Deaths in Sudan War, U.N. Says
The U.N. documented 880 deaths from strikes carried out by Sudan’s military or its paramilitary enemy, the Rapid Support Forces, between January and A...
