Some world leaders view the lack of one as a glaring symbol of gender inequality at the highest level of global diplomacy.

Recent reports from the chief ombudsman and Office of the Inspectorate expressed concerns that human rights were being ...

New Zealand on Wednesday appointed Anna Breman as the country's new central bank governor, making her the first woman in the ...

New Zealand's finance minister is expected to announce a new central bank chief in the coming weeks, with economists hoping ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio --In his new book “The Last Sweet Bite: Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found,” Michael Shaikh examines how conflict and violence threaten not just lives but the ...

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief condemned Israel on Monday for "mass killing" of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and "hindering of sufficient lifesaving aid", saying the country ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called Friday on the US to immediately lift sanctions it has imposed on three prominent Palestinian human rights groups, stating the measures are ...

The United Nations human rights' chief warned on Monday (September 8) that "disturbing trends", including the glorification of violence and the retreat of some states from the multilateral system, are ...

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto arrives at at ceremony where President Joko Widodo presented him with the rank of four-star general in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 28, 2024. Credit: ...

Senior Scientist, Competence Center for Sustainability Transformation and Responsibility, Vienna University of Economics and Business, and Founding Co-Director of Migration, Business & Society, Vienna ...

The United States won’t participate in a United Nations review of its human rights record, arguing engaging with the process would present an endorsement of the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC), which ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -Hundreds of U.N. staff at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk have written to ask him to explicitly describe the Gaza war as an unfolding genocide, ...