The Supreme Court of North Korea on Tuesday sentenced two South Korean men to indefinite labor on subversion charges, according to the Korean Central News Agency of North Korea. Kim Kuk Gi and Choe Chun Gil...

The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Monday released a report calling on Ireland to "take all necessary steps, including a referendum on abortion, to revise its legislation on abortion." The committee...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday announced the appointment of an independent panel to review the organization's handling of allegations that French and African soldiers sexually abused children in the Central African Republic from...

A report released Monday by the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict found that both Israel and Hamas may have committed war crimes during the conflict. The 51 day Gaza...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday warned of the record high number of refugees around the world as a result of increasing global conflicts. According to data collected by the UNHCR...

The UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) downgraded the security rating of Thailand's aviation sector from Category 1 to Category 2 on Thursday. The agency clarified that the designation as a "significant safety concern (SSC)...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday addressed the challenges of upholding the fundamental rights of children in war zones, stating that protecting children is a "moral imperative and legal obligation." The Secretary-General spoke on the issue...

Amnesty International urged Cameroon Friday to end the six month detention of 84 children being held after a raid on Quranic schools. AI reports that some of the children were as young as five years old. The...

A French court acquitted 14 companies accused of bribery on Thursday for negotiating contracts as part of the UN oil-for-food program with the Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein . The oil-for-food program allowed...

Pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers voted Thursday to reject a bill that would have allowed Hong Kong's leader to be elected by the general public. After a lengthy debate, 28 legislators voted against the proposal, enough to defeat the...