11 February 2014 – A senior United Nations official today appealed to all parties in the Syrian conflict to ensure…
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10 February 2014 – A third shipment of chemical weapons material was removed from Syria today, the Joint Mission of…
10 February 2014 – United Nations-sponsored talks between the Syrian Government and opposition resumed today, 10 days after a first…
OTTAWA, Canada, February 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie,…
5 February 2014 – A mosaic based a on a work by American artist Norman Rockwell, long a favourite attraction…
OTTAWA, Canada, February 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for…
9 February 2014 – A top United Nations official said she is deeply disappointed that a three-day humanitarian pause agreed…
7 February 2014 – As the first of 2,500 Syrians trapped by war in the Old City of Homs without…
7 February 2014 – The Olympic spirit of fair play, mutual respect and friendly competition “melts away barriers” and sets…
7 February 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated the urgency of ending the political crisis in Ukraine through dialogue…
6 February 2014 – In Sochi, Russia, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the power of sport to promote…
Children as young as 12 are selling themselves for sex for as little as 80p in one of Brazil’s World Cup cities, a Sky News investigation has found. It comes as international footballers join a campaign warning fans travelling to the tournament not…
6 February 2014 – Nearly four months after a massive earthquake devastated parts of Bohol Island, the top United Nations…
5 February 2014 – Calling the role of women in decision-making vital for Afghanistan’s future, the top United Nations official…
6 February 2014 – The United Nations today welcomed a long-sought accord to let in convoys with life-saving supplies for…
6 February 2014 – Government and opposition forces in Syria are committing war crimes by using civilian suffering, such as…
5 February 2014 – The number of people displaced by the civil war inside Syria is expected to nearly double…
5 February 2014 – The Syrian Government moved the majority of content from its 34 national museums into safe havens,…
5 February 2014 – The United Nations envoy to Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov, strongly condemned the attack on the country’s foreign…
OTTAWA, Canada, February 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — International Development Minister Christian Paradis meets with the President of Tanzania,…