Politics

Four billion people have no social security protection - UN labour agency

29 November 2017
More than half of the global population – some four billion people – have no social security protection, UN labour experts said on Wednesday.

On Day of Solidarity, UN reaffirms two-state solution as only answer to ‘question of Palestine’

29 November 2017

UN aid chief spotlights challenges delivering relief inside war-torn Syria, urges continued support

29 November 2017

Antalya: South-South cooperation can spur great humanitarian, development impact – UN relief official

29 November 2017

After DPRK missile launch, UN political chief urges Security Council to ‘do all it can’ to prevent escalation

29 November 2017

Lack of jobs, money for rent, add to woes in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine, says UN agency

29 November 2017

In Côte d'Ivoire, UN chief spotlights importance of AU-EU strategic partnership

29 November 2017

Venezuela: Systematic Abuses of Opponents

November 29, 2017
(Washington, DC) – The Venezuelan government has systematically used brutal treatment, including torture, against anti-government protesters and political opponents, Human Rights Watch and the Penal Forum, a Venezuelan rights group, said in a report released today.

Libya: Mass Extra-Judicial Execution

November 29, 2017
(Geneva) – Armed groups loyal to Libyan National Army forces (LNA) appear to have summarily executed dozens of men in the LNA-controlled town of al-Abyar, Human Rights Watch said today.

Singapore: Drop Case Against Peaceful Protester

November 29, 2017