The UN refugee chief called on Pakistan Wednesday to pause its mass expulsions of Afghan refugees after an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed nearly 1…
The UN's World Food Programme said Tuesday it will provide vital rations to about 180,000 people in the Philippines that were displaced by the worst flooding in Manila in more than 40 years.
The United Nations on Tuesday begged the international community not to forget Somalia, with the humanitarian affairs chief pleading for more aid as drought puts 200,000 people on the brink of famine.
The United States needs to provide extra compensation to settle claims by nuclear-affected Marshall islanders and end a "legacy of distrust", according to a UN report released Tuesday.
The United Nations said Tuesday it was investigating "credible reports" that nine members of a family had been killed in an air strike in Afghanistan, but US Forces denied the victims were civilians.
Scientists and governments pored over the summary Thursday of an eagerly awaited UN report expected to emphasise the escalating threat from climate change.
The UN atomic agency's board approved with a crushing majority Thursday a resolution criticising Iran brought by world powers that was also aimed at dissuading Israel from military action.
The head of the UN atomic agency warned Monday against complacency on nuclear safety six months on from Fukushima, after it became clear his draft global "action plan" had been watered down.
The United Nations on Wednesday launched a global effort to fight so-called super-bugs that resist antibiotics, warning of a mounting death toll without more research.
UN atomic chief Mohamed ElBaradei faced new criticism of his drive to keep the Iranian nuclear crisis peaceful when the US secretary of state warned his IAEA this week not to interfere in diplomacy.
Iran's new cooperation framework with the UN nuclear watchdog includes "all facilities and installations" in the Islamic republic, the…
The UN atomic watchdog's chief called Monday for the implementation of a cooperation framework it struck last week with Iran, saying it was essential to "restore confidence" after the agency's work was halted.
The UN atomic watchdog has discovered uranium particles in Syria during a probe into a site it suspects once housed a nuclear reactor, according to a confidential report seen by AFP on Tuesday.
UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi held more talks with Russian officials Friday over safety concerns at two nuclear power plants threatened by the fighting between Moscow and Kyiv.
The UN nuclear watchdog is getting more and more worried about a possible military dimension to Iran's nuclear activities, according to a confidential report obtained by AFP Friday.
A disarmament expert from Argentina has been appointed to head an independent panel tasked with determining who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria, the United Nations said Tuesday.
