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4.9M South Sudanese Need Help As Famine Ravages African Country

A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, reporting some 100,000 people are facing starvat...

Feb 21, 2017 11:06 AM EST

UN wants to pursue Syria peace talks despite tensions

The U.N wants to pursue the ongoing peace talks with Syria despite tensions showed by the main oppos...

Apr 25, 2016 03:56 AM EDT

Global leaders push for ratification of Paris climate deal

More than 155 countries are slated to sign the Paris climate agreement at the UN, setting in motion...

Apr 22, 2016 05:22 AM EDT

Air China employee linked to Macau billionaire in bribery case faces own legal woes

An employee of Air China who was linked to a Macau billionaire in a bribery case faces her own legal...

Apr 20, 2016 09:58 AM EDT

Warring sides pledge support as Yemen truce begins

The year-long war in the country of Yemen has come to a truce. Allies of Saudi Arabia and the Houthi...

Apr 11, 2016 05:18 AM EDT

Israel protest UN ban on exhibition

Israel is protesting the UN's decision to ban panels on Jerusalem and Arab Israelis from an exhibiti...

Apr 05, 2016 03:39 AM EDT

Former New Zealand PM enters race for UN secretary general

Helen Clark, the former prime minister of New Zealand, has entered the race to succeed Ban Ki-moon a...

Apr 05, 2016 01:32 AM EDT

Bond actor Daniel Craig says there should be more funding for UN anti-mine agency

Bond actor Daniel Craig said on Monday that there should be more funding for the United Nations anti...

Apr 05, 2016 12:55 AM EDT

UN envoys to spare no effort to revive peacekeeping mission in Morocco

The UN Security Council announced its support for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the disputed West...

Mar 30, 2016 01:12 AM EDT

UNHRC nominates Canadian law professor Michael Lynk as special rapporteur in Palestine

Canadian law professor Michael Lynk was nominated to be the surveyor of the activites that are happ...

Mar 24, 2016 09:58 PM EDT

U.S. officials arrests Chinese businesswoman over involvement in United Nations bribery scandal

U.S. authorities have made another arrest in relation to the ongoing investigations on the United Na...

Mar 21, 2016 05:29 AM EDT

UK vetoes UN initiative protecting school children from war

Britain hasn’t signed the “safe school declaration” campaign, which was requested by the Unice...

Feb 11, 2016 02:53 AM EST

Syrian government appoves 'in principle' says UN

The United Nations announced that the government of Syria has already approved 'in principle'. The '...

Feb 02, 2016 06:17 AM EST

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not ready to accept France peace agreement; Initiative might not make Palestine compromise

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu will still attend the peace talks set by France with the Palestini...

Feb 01, 2016 03:54 AM EST

UN backs mission to oversee Colombia peace deal

The United Nations has officially supported the peacetalks between Columbia and FARC as a step to fu...

Jan 26, 2016 09:11 AM EST

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