The World Food Programme (WFP) has run out of food in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to block the entry of all humanitarian aid into the enclave, home to over two million people ...

The number of desperate refugees fleeing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and seeking safety in Burundi continues to rise, placing immense pressure on aid agencies struggling ...

Globally, far more men than women use the internet, and closing this gap in low- and middle-income countries could add more than $1 trillion to global GDP, the UN estimates ...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recent lengthy prison sentences handed down to 37 people in Tunisia in the "conspiracy" case are a setback for justice and the rule of law, the UN High Commissioner ...

As the global economic system is being reset, US tariffs are the highest in a century—with some of the steepest aimed at Asia ...

Countries must work constructively to resolve trade tensions, safeguard economic and financial stability, and double down on pro-growth reforms to raise productivity, the International Monetary Fund’ ...

Although strong global collaboration has helped to save nearly 13 million lives from malaria over the past 25 years, more action is needed to stamp out the disease ...

With just weeks to go before a key ministerial meeting in Berlin, the UN and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to peacekeeping – a vital tool for global stability that must now adapt to dwindli ...

A new shipping line linking Benghazi in eastern Libya to ports in China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been launched, the ‘Jaliana’ free zone in the Libyan city has announced, ushering in a ne ...

Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climate shocks combine to erode global security, a new UN report h ...

Vaccines have saved around 150 million lives over the past 50 years, but that progress is now under threat ...

The South African Treasury announced on Thursday that the VAT rate will remain at 15%, bringing to an end a two-month political battle over an imminent unpopular increase to the tax ...