8 January 2014 Despite a delay in eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons material, the United Nations Security Council expects that…
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8 January 2014 Warning that the critical humanitarian situation in Iraq’s Anbar province is likely to worsen as fighting…
7 January 2014 The United Nations human rights office today strongly condemned the killing of more than 20 people,…
7 January 2014 The process of removing Syria’s most critical chemical weapons material outside of the country for destruction…
7 January 2014 The United Nations and its humanitarian partners today appealed for $1 billion to save millions of…
6 January 2014 The top United Nations official in Lebanon met today with senior leaders from the Government of…
6 January 2014 Preparations for the long-sought international conference on Syria are moving ahead, with the United Nations reaching…
5 January 2014 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Jane Holl Lute as his Special Adviser for…
3 January 2014 The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom, expressed alarm today at…
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to fly to Jordan and Saudi Arabia Sunday seeking backing for his plans for Middle East peace, after insisting he has made progress. After a second meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank, Kerry…
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2 January 2014 The United Nations today called on all parties in Lebanon to show restraint following the second…
31 December 2013 The top United Nations humanitarian official today expressed concern about the deteriorating situation in the Syrian…
29 December 2013 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged maximum restraint by all sides after Sunday’s rocket attack on Israel from…
28 December 2013 The deadline set for the removal of the most critical chemical weapons material from Syria for…
27 December 2013 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Security Council and the top United Nations envoy in Lebanon have strongly…
27 December 2013 The United Nations today called on the Iraqi Government to ensure maximum security for some 3,200…
26 December 2013 As efforts intensify to bring the Syrian sides to a negotiating table in Switzerland, United Nations…
26 December 2013 The United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees today condemned Israel’s latest demolitions in the West Bank…
26 December 2013 Independent United Nations human rights experts today voiced serious concern about recent lethal drone airstrikes, allegedly…