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Planes searching an area where Chinese satellites spotted possible debris from a missing Malaysian passenger jet have found no sign of wreckage, officials said Thursday, dimming hopes of a breakthrough in the mystery. China said late Wednesday its satellites…

12 March 2014 – The United Nations said today that in addition to logistical challenges that hindered Assistant Secretary-General for…

11 March 2014 – Senior United Nations official Ivan Šimonovic is meeting with local authorities in Kharkiv, Ukraine, today to…

10 March 2014 – With tensions and mistrust growing in Ukraine, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the international…

7 March 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today emphasized the need for peace and stability in Ukraine’s Crimea region, where…

6 March 2014 – Describing strife-torn Ukraine as “a country on edge”, Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today called for an…

11 March 2014 – As more and more markets in Pacific Island countries fill their shelves with imported processed foods,…

10 March 2014 – The United Nations today stressed that Governments in Asia and the Pacific – which has more…

10 March 2014 – Noting the positive results of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) response programme in…

10 March 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General today expressed concern about the situation in the Maldives following the decision of…

7 March 2014 – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed serious concern today…

7 March 2014 – The top United Nations relief official warned today that behind the signs of early recovery in…

9 March 2014 – Violence has again disrupted efforts to deliver aid to a besieged camp on the outskirts of…

7 March 2014 – The United Nations refugee agency reports today that the security situation in Iraq’s Anbar province continues…

ABU DHABI, 6th March 2014 – The 6th Global Financial Markets Forum, organized by the National Bank of Abu Dhabi…

6 March 2014 – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts has asked the Venezuelan Government for prompt…

5 March 2014 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom called today for an…

6 March 2014 – An independent United Nations human rights expert hailed a five-point agreement reached today by Cambodia’s two…

5 March 2014 – The Security Council today extended for another 13 months the mandate of the panel of experts…

5 March 2014 – Widespread attacks and sieges on civilian areas in Syria by pro-Government forces are leading to mass…