The World Trade Organization is planning a special meeting of its top decision-making body later this month where a call could be made on the reappointment of its
No other candidate has come forward to challenge World Trade Organization head Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's bid for a second term at the Geneva-based trade body, two sources
The head of Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that states supplying weapons to Israel as it pursues conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon despite evidence of violations
The world was hit by so many floods and landslides in 2024 that it triggered the aid sector's first multi-disaster insurance pay-out, the Red Cross told Reuters,
Russia is seeking re-election to the United Nations' top human rights body next week in what is seen as a crucial test of Western
In mid-March, a line of trucks stretched for 3 kilometers along a desert road near a crossing point from
Trade ministers from nearly every country in the world gather in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization meeting that aims to set new
It was billed as the "reform ministerial" that could lay a platform for updated global trading rules fit for modern challenges, from climate change
North Koreans defectors spoke at a U.N. event in Geneva on Friday to expose human rights violations in a country one of them described as "hell"
France should repay billions of dollars in reparations to Haiti to cover a debt formerly enslaved people were forced to pay in return for
The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the Israel-Hamas war is still more than 35,000, but the enclave's Ministry of Health has
A shortage of banknotes is gripping Gaza, fuelling criminal gangs and profiteering, after Israel has blocked imports
The head of the World Health Organization on Monday voiced confidence that countries would one day reach a deal on a pandemic accord
The world is unprepared for another health crisis like COVID-19, a leading global health expert has warned, as countries make a last push to agree a
Dozens of Ukrainian refugees from choirs around Switzerland converged in the city of Lucerne on Saturday near a global summit to sing
Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in the Gaza conflict,
The Israeli military has lifted a ban on the sale of food to Gaza from Israel and
Eleven-year-old Noor's left leg was almost entirely torn off when her home in Jabalia, Gaza was hit by an explosion in
Mohammed describes a delivery job from hell. "I get screwed on every shipment," the Gazan trader told Reuters.
Sudan's warring parties are in Switzerland for U.N.-led talks aimed at brokering possible local ceasefires to
A key supply route into Sudan's Darfur region, deemed at risk of famine by experts, has been cut off due to heavy rains, a World Food
Bringing new nuclear power stations online in Switzerland could take decades due to myriad political and financial hurdles, energy experts and
A campaign to vaccinate a final 200,000 children in north Gaza against polio began on Tuesday although health and aid officials said the operation
Japanese regulators disqualify a reactor under post-Fukushima safety standards for the first time
UK grocery sales growth slows as consumers wait for Christmas and Black Friday, says NIQ
How Sri Lanka elects its new parliament
ECB's Villeroy: Trump's economic agenda risks global economy, return of inflation
Investors expect more growth and inflation after Trump win, BofA survey shows
Indonesia's volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali
John Krasinski named People magazine's 'sexiest man alive'
Flights cancelled to and from Indonesia's Bali due to volcanic ash