18 June 2014 – With United Nations monitors reporting today that armed separatists have used killings, abductions and torture to…
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17 June 2014 – The United Nations Security Council today voiced its deepest condolences to the families of all journalists…
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…
2 June 2014 – Big cities like New York are on the frontlines of the climate threat as well as…
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…