29 April 2014 – The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said today it will…
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29 April 2014 – In the wake of Israel’s decision to break off talks with the Palestinians after a Fatah-Hamas…
29 April 2014 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today strongly condemned the imposition of the death…
29 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has highlighted the importance of Wednesday’s national elections for peace and stability in…
28 April 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced alarmed at the news that another preliminary mass death…
24 April 2014 – More than 90 per cent of Syria’s chemical weapons material has been removed and destroyed in…
24 April 2014 – An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged the Government of Bahrain to stop the…
24 April 2014 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today urged respect for…
23 April 2014 – Calling urgently on Syrian authorities and the opposition to allow aid access, end siege warfare and…
19 April 2014 – Syria has, as of 19 April, removed or destroyed in-country approximately 80 per cent of its…
17 April 2014 – On his first official visit to the Gaza Strip, the new head of the United Nations…
17 April 2014 – Regretting the abrupt halt in talks between the Syrian authorities and the negotiating committee representing civilians…
15 April 2014 – An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged Israel to prevent settlers from taking over…
14 April 2014 – A United Nations independent expert has issued a strong call on the Government of Iran to…
14 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly encouraged Israel and Palestine to remain “constructively engaged” in ongoing efforts…
14 April 2014 – Concerned that Syria has missed the 13 April deadline to remove most of its chemical agents,…
10 April 2014 – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today voiced alarm at the denial of…
10 April 2014 – Speaking out strongly against yesterdays deadly car bomb attacks on a busy shopping street in the…
9 April 2014 – The United Nations refugee agency and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) said today it managed…
8 April 2014 – While noting that the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) provided assistance to a record 4…