New Zealand has joined a United Nations initiative pledge to take action to end violence against women and girls.

The Government has ignored a recommendation by the United Nations for legislation to dictate a maximum number of work hours to reduce the risk to workplace health and safety.

Editorial: British foreign secretaries have not been frequent visitors to New Zealand. When the relationship was so close that New Zealanders referred to the "mother country", they probably did not feel the need to visit.

A peacekeeper serving with the joint U.N.-African Union force in Darfur opened fire on fellow peacekeepers, killing four and injuring one, the United Nations said.

Editorial: The Kyoto Protocol's commitments represent the only concrete actions taken so far by the international community to address climate change.

The Government's decision last week not to sign up to the second phase of the Kyoto Protocol has left NZ's credibility on climate policy in tatters on the global stage, writes Patrick Hardstaff.

The United States was yesterday re-elected to another three-year term on the UN Human Rights Council.

In their unwillingness to face the reality of changing demographics, US Republicans are behaving like King Canute.

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says the UN risks losing its credibility because of its inability to act over Syria.

Former NZ diplomat Warren Searell called Damascus home until the Arab spring made life far too dangerous. This is his story.