30 September 2014 – Addressing the General Assembly this morning, Suriname’s Foreign Minister Winston Guno Lackin called on the United…
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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…
4 September 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of reaching a lasting settlement in Cyprus as the…
2 September 2014 – The number of displaced people in eastern Ukraine has risen dramatically in recent weeks due to…
12 September 2014 – A Colombian women’s rights group, whose members put their lives on the line to assist survivors…
Perhaps somewhat surprisingly the Independence debate has been largely peaceful in general. Sure there has been the odd egg, or…
11 September 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today the release of the 45 United Nations peacekeepers that had been…
10 September 2014 – The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today called for urgent…
3 September 2014 – The head of the UN agency mandated to defend press freedom today expressed shock at the…