Written in the aftermath of World War II, the Charter was crafted as a solemn promise to prevent future generations from enduring the atrocities of warfare. Seventy-five years ago, on October 24, 1945 ...

The High Commissioner is responsible for the direction and control of UNHCR. He or she directs our work with the assistance of a Deputy High Commissioner and Assistant High Commissioners for ...

The IAEA Director General has been in Japan this week, supporting local efforts to enhance nuclear safety and environmental remediation, as the country prepares to restart its nuclear power plants ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge on Hamas on Thursday after the group released what it said were the bodies of ...

Japan's government approved on Tuesday new targets to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions through 2040, alongside a ...

The representative of the UN Human Rights Office in Seoul expressed sadness on Monday at the death of Arimoto Akihiro, the ...

Gil was an active participant in the movement demanding redress for the victims of military sexual slavery by imperial Japan ...

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on February 6 authorizing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) ...

Bangladesh's former government was behind widespread and systematic attacks on protesters as it strived to hold onto power ...

Japan's decision to take countermeasures when its views are not accepted contradicts its diplomatic stance of valuing the ...

Ireland’s first woman president Mary Robinson says existential threats of climate, nature, nuclear weapons, pandemic loom ...

The United Nations ... Human rights groups, the UN, and the media have reported summary killings, rapes including gang rapes, looting, and unlawful forced labor and conscription. UN High ...