Russia blocks U.N. Security Council condemnation of Syria attack
Russia blocked a Western-led effort at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to condemn last week’s deadly gas attack in Syria and push Moscow’s ally Read more
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Syria Strikes: Russia calls for emergency UN meeting
Russia on Friday demanded an emergency meeting of the United Nations ceasefire task force in Geneva to discuss U.S. missile strikes on Syria, the RIA Read more
Russia faces criticisim at UN Security Council over Syria chemical ‘attack’
Russia has been sharply criticised by other world powers at the UN Security Council in New York over the chemical weapons deaths in northern Syria. Read more
Syrian people do not want Assad as leader – US
UNITED NATIONS – The United States does not believe that the Syrian people want President Bashar al-Assad as their leader any longer, U.S. Ambassador to Read more
UN takes first major step against Boko Haram
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted its first resolution addressing Boko Haram’s presence in the Lake Chad Basin. The resolution followed a report of Read more
U.N. aiding ‘corrupt’ Congo government – U.S. envoy
NEW YORK – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said on Wednesday that U.N. peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are aiding Read more
Lack of clean water poses extra threat to millions facing famine: UN
Nearly 27 million people in countries facing famine – Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen – do not have access to safe water, which can Read more
United Nations: U.S., Britain, France, others skip nuclear weapons ban treaty talks
UNITED NATIONS – The United States, Britain and France are among almost 40 countries that will not join talks on a nuclear weapons ban treaty Read more
Attacks on Heritage Sites Could Be War Crimes – UN
The U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the destruction of cultural heritage sites and warned that attacks such as those carried Read more
UN wants men to lose positions to women
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has asked men to be prepared to lose more positions to women so as to ensure gender parity. Guterres told women’s Read more
Nigerian women honour Amina Mohammed in New York
The Nigerian women have organized what they called a “special honorary dinner” to celebrate Ms Amina Mohammed on her appointment as the UN Deputy Secretary-General. Read more
Nigeria pushes for women’s property rights at UN
Nigeria has led advocacy campaign for the promotion of women’s property rights in Africa, saying it is a panacea to achieving women economic empowerment in Read more
Aid workers in famine-hit South Sudan should not pay $10,000 to help, says U.N
NAIROBI – Aid workers in South Sudan should be exempt from a 100-fold hike in work permit fees so they can respond to famine in Read more
Officials: 2 UN Officials Kidnapped in DRC
Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say two U.N. officials, one American and one Swedish, have been kidnapped along with four Congolese in Kasai Read more
Crimes against humanity’ in Myanmar – UN rapporteur
A top UN official says “crimes against humanity” are being committed by the military and police against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority. The UN’s special rapporteur Read more
‘Unsung hero’ Kante pushing Chelsea towards title: Wise
(Reuters) – Former Chelsea midfielder Dennis Wise has likened N’Golo Kante to club great Claude Makelele and said the 25-year-old’s stellar performance is one of Read more
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina sworn-in
Ms Amina Mohammed, Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Environment, has been sworn-in as the fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the UN at the UN Headquarters in Read more
Amina Mohammed assumes duty as UN Deputy Sec-Gen tomorrow
Ms Amina Mohammed, the immediate past Minister of Environment, will be sworn-in on Tuesday as the UN Deputy Secretary-General at the UN Headquarters in New Read more
Morocco king urges UN measures on Western Sahara
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has called on the United Nations to take “urgent measures” following months of tensions with the Polisario independence Read more
U.N. chief urges Burundi parties to participate in peace talks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The United Nations has called on political parties in Burundi to commit fully to peace talks to resolve a two-year old political Read more
U.N. rights office decries Israeli sentence as ‘excessively lenient
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations’ human rights office said on Friday that an 18-month sentence handed down to an Israeli soldier for killing a Read more
Trump calls Chinese ‘grand champions’ of currency manipulation
President Donald Trump declared China the “grand champions” of currency manipulation on Thursday, just hours after his new Treasury secretary pledged a more methodical approach Read more
Syrian negotiators arrive for Geneva peace talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian negotiators arrived separately to meet U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura in Geneva on Thursday in a low-key start to the first Read more
Germany wants surveillance airships for U.N. mission in Mali
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German military plans to beef up security for a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali by deploying a number of tethered aerostats Read more
Geneva talks to encompass Syrian transition process – U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria peace talks due to start this week in Geneva are based on the broad mandate of a U.N. resolution that asks Read more
UN Security Council backs Barrow
The UN Security Council has affirmed that Adama Barrow is now the President of The Gambia. All the 15 council members unanimously adopted Resolution 2337, Read more
Ban Ki-moon stirs up President rumours upon return to South Korea
After 10 years as general secretary of the United Nations, South Korea’s Ban Ki-mooon has returned home, stirring up rumours that he could seek to Read more
Thank you, thank you, Ban bids UN farewell
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon bid goodbye to staff and Permanent Representatives at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, being his last official working day Read more
Portugal’s Guterres poised to be next UN Secretary-General
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is poised to be the ninth United Nations Secretary-General and is expected to be formally recommended to the 193-member Read more
U.S. seeks progress in deploying new U.N. troops to South Sudan
By Lesley Wroughton NAIROBI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he and regional states were committed to giving momentum to Read more