25 June 2014 – The independent United Nations experts dealing with torture and the right to health today urged the…
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23 June 2014 – Amid a “critical” security situation on the ground, the United Nations political chief today called on…
23 June 2014 – The Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations…
19 June 2014 – As part of an ongoing plan to expand the reach of its humanitarian efforts in Syria,…
19 June 2014 – Two special advisors to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned today what could amount to war crimes…
The UN’s cultural organisation on Tuesday urged Iraqis to protect the country’s heritage amid heavy fighting, warning that destroying religious sites would amount to war crimes. UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova expressed concern at “renewed human…
17 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the top United Nations envoy in Iraq are urging the country’s leaders…
17 June 2014 – The majority of civilians in Syria continue to bear the brunt of the ongoing conflict, the…
16 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Major General Luciano Portolano of Italy as the new head of…
16 June 2014 – The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the reported “cold-blooded” mass execution in Iraq in…