Russia on Monday freed one of the jailed members of punk band Pussy Riot whose almost two-year incarceration for a performance against President Vladimir Putin prompted global outrage. The release of Maria Alyokhina from her prison in the city of Nizhny…
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22 December 2013 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the international community to scale up support for the…
21 December 2013 – Visiting the storm-ravaged Philippine city of Tacloban, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed the resilience of the people…
20 December 2013 – Proceeds from the annual United Nations all-star charity football game, led by legends Ronaldo and Zinédine…
20 December 2013 – The United Nations human rights office today called on Egyptian authorities to immediately release all individuals…
20 December 2013 – The Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria,…
20 December 2013 – The United Nations voiced deep concern today about the intimidation and prosecution of individuals in Saudi…
19 December 2013 – Enforced disappearances are being committed throughout Syria as part of a campaign of intimidation and as…
18 December 2013 – The Security Council today extended the nearly 40-year-old United Nations observer force in the Golan Heights…
18 December 2013 – The search for suitable vendors to assist in the commercial transport and destruction of Syrian chemical…