Allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in UN peacekeeping and political missions topped 100 for the third time in the ...

The International Organisation for Migration has confirmed massive staff reductions, which will also touch its Geneva headquarters.

Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country's ...

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said the two rival Cypriot leaders had made the first meaningful progress in years ...

There was 'no desire from the other contracting parties to postpone or continue,' says Franz Perrez, head of directorate of ...

A U.N. fact-finding mission into Iran's treatment of women reported that the Islamic republic was resorting to extreme ...

An independent human rights expert says Myanmar’s people are already feeling the “crushing impact” from the “sudden, chaotic ...

A new report by the U.N. accuses Israel of the increasing use of sexual violence against Palestinians and genocidal acts ...

Six months ago, the United Nations General Assembly asked Switzerland to organise a conference on the fourth Geneva Convention, which offers protection to civilians in armed conflicts, to address the ...

The Swiss delegation to the Security Council focused on four main areas: building sustainable peace, protecting civilians, enhancing the Council's effectiveness and addressing climate security. These ...

Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories ...

The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) in Switzerland organised a large protest in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, raising their voices against a series of grave human rights ...