Despite huge strides in female representation, many women feel they are having to re-fight old battles for equality ...

India rebuked the UN's human rights chief for 'unfounded and baseless' comments on Kashmir and Manipur. Arindam Bagchi, India's UN representative, defended India's democracy and diversity.

The UN chief reiterated the UN's strong solidarity with Bangladesh and its support for the transition process under Yunus' leadership. Guterres, in a his letter shared by the chief adviser office ...

Since then, women have broken barriers, shattered ceilings, and reshaped societies, the UN chief said. "Yet, these hard-fought gains remain fragile -- and far from enough." Guterres said that ...

The UN rights chief urged countries to protect their citizens from unchecked power and “work together”. Nonprofits and businesses have argued that a 90-day foreign aid freeze under Trump has ...

The UN chief said that measures, such as quotas, targeted appointments and parity goals had been proven to work. "Countries and companies should use them," he insisted.

India has responded strongly to UN human rights chief Volker Turk's remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, saying that the world's largest democracy continues to be a "healthy, vibrant and pluralist ...

After his remarks were widely condemned, the UN chief claimed his comments were misinterpreted and that he had indeed condemned Hamas. Later, he mentioned the sexual crimes committed by Hamas in ...

BEIJING - United Nations leader Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned rollbacks in women's rights that he said had been condoned by some world leaders. Without naming any country or leader ...

AFP UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Sunday for Israel to end its suspension of humanitarian aid to Gaza "immediately." "The Secretary-General urges all parties to make every effort to prevent ...

The UN's Volker Türk has noted a worrying "fundamental shift" in the rights situation in Donald Trump's America. Among other things, he decried the huge powers of "unelected tech oligarchs.