United Nations
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 07:22
Lebanon is at risk of crumbling as a state under the burden of 1.1 million Syrian refugees and foreign donors must make good on pledges of support to help it survive the crisis, the top U.N. official in the small coastal country warned on Monday.
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 09:00
The United Nations envoy to the country has called on all Somalis to unite with the authorities to thwart future attacks and “bring to justice those behind this murderous campaign of terror that has intensified since the start of Ramadan.
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 06:39
Embattled South Sudan President Salva Kiir has set new conditions for the withdrawal of Ugandan troops from the country, which potentially complicates an already protracted search for a settlement to the eight-month old conflict.
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 08:42
The agenda of the UN Human Rights Committee envisages reviewing the reports from the governments of Georgia, Ireland, Malawi, Sudan, Chile and Japan on implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 08:32
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on July 10 will brief the Security Council on the escalating Israeli-Palestinian hostilities as the death toll in the conflict continues to rise.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 06:38
Two cylinders reportedly seized by Syrian government troops in an area controlled by armed opposition groups contained deadly sarin, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a letter to the U.N. Security Council published on Monday.
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 11:47
The spiraling refugee crisis from Syria’s civil war could pose a serious threat to Lebanon’s security and destabilize the entire region unless donors quickly provide the unfunded 70 percent of the $3.74 billion needed for emergency needs, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 07:55
The U.N. Security Council members are pushing Russia and China to support a compromise draft resolution to boost cross-border access and threaten sanctions on those that stand in the way.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 06:32
The UN court for Rwanda upheld a 30 year jail term for former army chief Augustin Bizimungu on Monday for his role in the 1994 genocide during which he called for the murder of minority Tutsis.