16 June 2014 – The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the reported “cold-blooded” mass execution in Iraq in…
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15 June 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the abduction of three Israeli students in the West…
13 June 2014 – As insurgents continue to overrun parts of northern Iraq, the United Nations human rights chief expressed…
12 June 2014 – With Iraq facing “the most serious threats to its security in years,” the top United Nations…
8 June 2014 – The senior United Nations envoy in the Middle East visited the Gaza Strip today for the…
6 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern today about reports regarding the deteriorating health of Palestinian administrative detainees…
6 June 2014 – The United Nations refugee agency said today that 62 people are confirmed to have died when…
6 June 2014 – The United Nations Security Council has stressed its support for the engagement of all political groups…
5 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he is deeply concerned by reports that Israeli authorities have issued…
29 May 2014 – The Security Council today voiced its disappointment and concern that the election for a new Lebanese…
28 May 2014 – In hopes of ebbing the ‘cultural haemorrhage’ in Syria, the United Nations cultural agency today announced…
28 May 2014 – Even as the death toll from Syria’s three-year civil war continues to rise, the country’s human…
25 May 2014 – The United Nations humanitarian chief today expressed outrage at a deliberate attack on a humanitarian warehouse…
25 May 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today regretted that the Lebanese Parliament was unable to elect a new president…
23 May 2014 – Health experts and veterinarians called for stepped-up monitoring, investigations and immediate reporting of cases of the…
23 May 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned a deadly mortar attack on an electoral rally in southern Syria…
23 May 2014 – The United Nations human rights chief has voiced her “very serious concerns” about a recent incident…
22 May 2014 – Despite repeated appeals by senior United Nations officials for accountability for crimes being committed in Syria,…
21 May 2014 – UN human rights experts today appealed to Iranian authorities to halt the scheduled execution of two…
21 May 2014 – The United Nations and Iran have agreed on additional practical measures aimed at allaying concerns about…