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…
15 June 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the abduction of three Israeli students in the West…
13 June 2014 – As insurgents continue to overrun parts of northern Iraq, the United Nations human rights chief expressed…
12 June 2014 – With Iraq facing “the most serious threats to its security in years,” the top United Nations…
A Saudi special court jailed 33 people for up to 30 years after finding them guilty of “forming a terror cell” among other charges, state news agency SPA reported Monday. The 33 are part of a group of 71 people who have been on trial since Sunday for…
The OPEC oil producers’ cartel appeared set to maintain its output ceiling later this week, Iraq and Venezuela said here on Monday. The Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries, whose dozen member nations together supply about one third of the…
8 June 2014 – The senior United Nations envoy in the Middle East visited the Gaza Strip today for the…
6 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern today about reports regarding the deteriorating health of Palestinian administrative detainees…
6 June 2014 – The United Nations refugee agency said today that 62 people are confirmed to have died when…
6 June 2014 – The United Nations Security Council has stressed its support for the engagement of all political groups…
5 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he is deeply concerned by reports that Israeli authorities have issued…