2 June 2014 – Big cities like New York are on the frontlines of the climate threat as well as…
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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…
10 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the successful conduct of assembly elections in Kosovo and called on…
9 June 2014 – The top United Nations political official today concluded a visit to Ukraine where he reiterated Secretary-General…
6 June 2014 – The most senior United Nations official in Kosovo has today stressed the critical importance of maximum…
World Cup venue Cuiaba’s road network is undergoing a facelift of Hollywood proportions. The charming provincial venue for Friday’s clash between Chile and Australia may be the smallest of all the 2014 World Cup cities, but it can proudly put in a claim…
2 June 2014 – United Nations officials today welcomed the initiative announced by President Barack Obama to limit emissions from…
30 May 2014 – Citing a new ruling issued by the United States Supreme Court, the United Nations human rights…
29 May 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon mourned the death of celebrated African-American poet and author Maya Angelou, saying the…
28 May 2014 – The Haitian Prime Minister, the UN Special Representative to Haiti and the UN Senior Coordinator for…
11 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council today deplored the kidnapping of Turkish diplomats in the…
10 June 2014 – Urging all political leaders in Iraq to show national unity against the myriad threats facing the…
The main political groups in the European Parliament on Thursday backed the “democratic” right of Jean-Claude Juncker to be the next head of the European Commission, in the face of fierce opposition from Britain. “There is growing support for Juncker…
29 May 2014 – The Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” the recent terrorist attack against the Jewish…
28 May 2014 – In the Security Council’s first meeting on Ukraine since the presidential election there, United Nations political…
27 May 2014 – Despite a slower pace recently on implanting the aims of the European Union-led political dialogue between…
27 May 2014 – The United Nations independent expert on the human rights of internally displaced persons ended his official…
27 May 2014 – While welcoming the “generally peaceful” nature of Ukraine’s weekend presidential elections, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon…