The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations’ General Assembly in 1948. It was the first attempt to create a global standard of human rights – to define ...

Trump signed an order withdrawing the U.S. from the UNHRC, a 47-member international institution tasked with improving human ...

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the United Nations on Tuesday as "not being well run," although he said it has ...

Equality between women and men (gender equality): refers to the equal rights ... into the substantive work of the United Nations An overview of gender mainstreaming has been developed which ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the ...

Israel has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that it is disengaging from the body, alleging it was biased, Foreign ...

However, in an awkward first for the UN Human Rights Council ... a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation ...

The U.N.’s top human rights body has condemned Rwanda’s support of rebel fighters across the border in eastern Congo and ...

UN High Commissioner Volker Turk calls for $500 million funding by 2025 to address human rights globally. He highlights past ...

Anti-corruption efforts and human rights are inherently interconnected and mutually reinforcing. Countering corruption fosters an environment conducive to the respect, protection and promotion of ...

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the United Nations on Tuesday as "not being well run," although he said it has potential, while he stopped U.S. engagement with the U.N. Human Rights Council ...