9 October 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined global partners, including the head of the World Bank, at…
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3 October 2014 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today welcomed the release of 70 Kurdish children, who were…
3 October 2014 – The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is “saddened and disturbed” to learn of the death of…
2 October 2014 – The United Nations refugee agency reported today that new data on irregular crossings of the Mediterranean…
30 September 2014 – As the international community lays the foundation for a sustainable development agenda that will follow the…
29 September 2014 – In attempting to seal their borders, European nations are facing an “impossible” task, the United Nations…
29 September 2014 – Addressing the General Assembly this afternoon, Liechtenstein’s Foreign Minister, Aurelia Frick, said acts of aggression perpetrated…
30 September 2014 – Addressing the General Assembly this morning, Suriname’s Foreign Minister Winston Guno Lackin called on the United…
2 October 2014 – The United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees across the Middle East said today that it is…
1 October 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns in the strongest terms today’s bomb attacks in Homs, which reportedly killed…
20 September 2014 – Alarmed by reports that thousands of civilians in northern Syria have been forced from their homes…
17 September 2014 – The United Nations Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide today met today…
17 September 2014 – A United Nations human rights body today announced that it has decided to suspend its visit…
15 September 2014 – Urging European countries to take action to alleviate the harsh and often deadly conditions migrants face…
18 September 2014 – On her first country visit as UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador, acclaimed British actor Emma Watson in…
16 September 2014 – With the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire holding in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations has reached agreement with…
14 September 2014 – Sustained funding and support will be vital if the United Nations and its partners are to…
12 September 2014 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rolling out its first operation in Ukraine, providing…
8 September 2014 – The number of people killed in Ukraine has topped 3,000 and could be “significantly higher,” a…
5 September 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the news of a ceasefire in Ukraine and called for its…