28 July 2014 – The United Nations Security Council today, meeting in an emergency session just after midnight, called for…
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27 July 2014 – Welcoming the broadly observed 12-hour humanitarian pause in the Gaza conflict, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon…
25 July 2014 – As ‘gross human rights violations’ continue in Syria, the head of a United Nations-appointed human rights…
20 July 2014 – The Security Council today called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met…
17 July 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, flanked by his new special envoys for Syria, today pledged to “spare no…
17 July 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his regret that Israel has launched a ground offensive against Gaza,…
11 July 2014 – With Syria heading into its fourth year of conflict, a United Nations agency today called on…
11 July 2014 – The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has reported that earlier today, its radar revealed that…
26 June 2014 – Four months after the Security Council adopted a resolution demanding unimpeded access to people in need…
26 June 2014 – The United Nations human rights chief today called on authorities in Iran to halt the imminent…
25 June 2014 – Yet again, another humanitarian crisis has hit war-torn Iraq, disproportionately and negatively impacting the hungry poor,…
24 June 2014 – The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon has strongly condemned the suicide bombing that took place…
24 June 2014 – More than 1,000 people were killed in Iraq, and another 1,000 injured in the two weeks…
23 June 2014 – Following a reported ceasefire in the besieged Yarmouk camp in Syria, the United Nations agency that…
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…
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Beijing Saturday against “destabilising actions” in the South China Sea, and backed its regional rival Japan’s plans to take on a more muscular security role in Asia. Stressing US commitments to allies and friends…
29 May 2014 – Three months after the Security Council unanimously approved a resolution aiming to boost humanitarian aid access…
South Korea’s former Manchester United star Park Ji-Sung announced his retirement on Wednesday, ending a trailblazing career that made him Asia’s most decorated player. Park, 33, said a long-running knee problem had finally forced him out of a sport…
23 April 2014 – One year after the global garment industry’s worst industrial accident, the fund chaired by the United…