A United Nations report released Monday revealed that some 50 million people worldwide were living in "modern slavery" at the end of 2021, marking a significant setback in progress.

Ten True Stories of Colonial Slavery is on view until March 30 at the visitors’ lobby of the United Nations in New York City. For more information, go to Visitor Centre New York | United Nations ...

The United Nations report focuses on two areas of modern slavery: There is forced labor, which more than 27.6 million people — including 3.3 million children — are currently subjected to, and ...

The United Nation’s (UN) International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is observed every year on March 25. On Monday, the chief of the ...

The United Nations has also adopted Dec. 2 as the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, which highlights worldwide efforts to bring modern slavery to an end.

Nearly 50 million people globally are living in "modern slavery" on any given day, the United Nations revealed in a report Monday, marking a significant increase from the same assessment five ...

A slavery exhibition titled "Slavery. Ten True Stories of Dutch Colonial Slavery," will open at the United Nations in New York. The exhibition will be open from Feb. 27 to March 30.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The great-great-grandson of 19th-century British Prime Minister William Gladstone said he was horrified to learn seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke out in favor of reparations for descendants of transatlantic slaves — claiming it’s a great way to pay for systemic racism. On the U.N ...

A United Nations judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave.. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe, 49, took 'advantage of her status' over her victim in the 'most egregious ...

A United Nations judge who forced a young woman to work as her slave in Oxford will be sentenced today. Lydia Mugambe, 49, was found to have taken 'advantage of her status' over her victim in the ...

A United Nations judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave.. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe, 49, took 'advantage of her status' over her victim in the 'most egregious ...