A new UN expert report warns that the US’ secretive drone programme threatens international security and lacks "appropriate transparency and accountability.”

The UN labour agency says it was deeply saddened by the loss of life in a fire at a garment factory in Bangladesh, adding that more must be done to address worker safety.

Marking the International Day of Nonviolence, the UN Secretary-General has called on people to turn their backs on violence and stand up for peace and justice.

The United Nations has called for renewed steps to rid the world of nuclear weapons during the first high-level meeting ever held by the General Assembly on this issue.