YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, but a celebration Wednesday feted something almost all find worthy: the use ...

“The seventeen Sustainable Development Goals are our shared vision of humanity and a social contract between the world's leaders and the people,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The core principle of the 1951 Convention is non-refoulement, which asserts that a refugee should not be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom. The document ...

(AP Photo/Thein Zaw) Artist with traditional attire put Thanakha, traditional make-up, on her face as she takes part in performance competition show aiming to submit the traditional culture of ...

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A UN peacekeeping force vehicle in Lebanon was torched Friday as supporters of militant group Hezbollah blocked the road to Beirut airport in protest, with UNIFIL reporting one commander wounded in ...

Skin peeling on your face is a normal response to damage and loss of your epidermis (the upper layer of skin). Causes can involve external factors like sunburn or chemicals. It can also happen due to ...

The bombs have stopped falling in the Gaza Strip but the humanitarian crisis there continues, said Tess Ingram, Communications Director and Spokesperson for the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF.