Dissidents from across the globe gathered in Geneva to speak about their experiences fighting oppressive regimes. Family and friends of dissidents spoke as well, some in honor of their loved ones.

The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take place from August 5 to 14 in Geneva, Switzerland, after countries failed to agree on the parameters of a final agreement last December in Busan,

Dozens of countries rallied behind Ukraine at a meeting at the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday, a day after the U.N. Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution that takes a neutral stance on the conflict.

"The bilateral and regional security arrangements that underwrote global peace and stability for decades are unravelling before our eyes," UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the Conference on Disarmament that gathered in Geneva.

"The global consensus on human rights is crumbling under the weight of authoritarians, strongmen and oligarchs," United Nations High Commissioner Volker Turk told a high-level meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The UN’s human rights agenda is in danger of faltering since the Geneva-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) is planning to “restructure” the office, under the moniker OHCHR 2.

The last negotiations for a treaty to rein in plastic waste ended in a stalemate, but some participants saw signs of a possible breakthrough this summer.

The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take place from August 5 to 14 in Geneva, Switzerland, after countries failed to agree on the parameters of a final agreement last December in Busan,

Children as young as one have been raped by armed men during the conflict in Sudan, the UN said on Tuesday, condemning it as a horror that should 'shock anyone to their core'.

Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered troops to prepare for "a prolonged stay", saying the camps had been cleared "for the coming year" and residents would not be allowed to return

Switzerland could contribute around 200 troops to a prospective peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if such a request were received and if the government agreed, Swiss armed forces chief Thomas Suessli said on Feb.

The U.N. human rights chief has expressed concern about a “fundamental shift in direction” taking place in the United States when it comes to human rights. Volker Türk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights,