united nations
UN’s Ban calls for investigation of Burundi killings
World
October 15, 2015
UN’s Ban calls for investigation of Burundi killings
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for a rigorous investigation after nine civilians including an IOM staff member were…
UN says Iran meets deadline for investigation of atomic past
Middle East
October 15, 2015
UN says Iran meets deadline for investigation of atomic past
Iran has given the UN nuclear watchdog what it needs to assess whether Tehran's past activities had anything to do…
UN votes on Egypt’s 5th Security Council membership
Egypt
October 15, 2015
UN votes on Egypt’s 5th Security Council membership
The United Nations General Assembly will vote Thursday on granting Egypt a non-permanent seat in the Security Council for 2016-2017…
Great chance for Egypt to win Security Council seat: Former Assistant Foreign Minister
Egypt
October 13, 2015
Great chance for Egypt to win Security Council seat: Former Assistant Foreign Minister
Former Assistant Foreign Minister Hussein Haridy said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm that Egypt has a great chance at…
Refer Syrian crisis to Criminal Court: UN chief
Middle East
September 28, 2015
Refer Syrian crisis to Criminal Court: UN chief
The UN secretary-general for the first time called Monday for the situation in Syria to be referred to the International…
UN troops disperse protesters in third day of Central African Republic clashes
World
September 28, 2015
UN troops disperse protesters in third day of Central African Republic clashes
UN peacekeepers fired warning shots in the air to disperse thousands of protestors calling for the rearming of the Central…
Obama previews ‘blunt’ tone for his 7th UN address
World
September 28, 2015
Obama previews ‘blunt’ tone for his 7th UN address
With progress fighting ISIS moving slowly, and Russian fighters entrenched in Eastern Ukraine, President Barack Obama returns to the United…
UN likely to back raising Palestinian flag
World
September 10, 2015
UN likely to back raising Palestinian flag
The United Nations is expected on Thursday to allow the Palestinians to raise their flag at its headquarters in New…
Child death rates cut by half, but UN target missed
Health & Fitness
September 9, 2015
Child death rates cut by half, but UN target missed
Children are half as likely to die before their fifth birthday now than they were in 1990, researchers said on…
UN brands Dutch ‘Black Pete’ a ‘vestige of slavery’
World
August 29, 2015
UN brands Dutch ‘Black Pete’ a ‘vestige of slavery’
The United Nations has called a Dutch character with a black face who appears every Christmas a "vestige of slavery"…