Israeli envoy, whose predecessor also held role, will chair meetings, set agenda for GA session convening in September; ambassador says win sends 'clear message' to adversaries

Member of open-ended Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry says 'ending occupation' will break cycle of violence; Israel calls report 'waste of money'

Ankara seeks to rebrand country by dissociating name from game bird, negative connotations

Following request from Palestinian UN envoy, training course named after Shireen Abu Akleh; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres 'appalled' at her death

Two-month UN-brokered truce between Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-led coalition is set to end this week; supertanker Safer stranded off Yemen's coast since 2015 poses major threat

Visiting Kabul, human rights observer Richard Bennett says Taliban instigating policies of 'absolute gender segregation'

In scathing letter to Russia's diplomatic mission in Geneva, veteran consul Boris Bondarev says he's never 'been so ashamed of my country'

Instead of thorough probe into alleged abuses, rights advocates fear Michelle Bachelet will get stage-managed tour including in troubled Xinjiang region; US says 'no expectations'

Iranian authorities say they might postpone the death sentence, currently scheduled to take place on May 21

31 evacuees of small section of Ukrainian city not under Russian control survived using hand sanitizer as cooking fuel