Ne w York, Sept 19 (JEN) The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on Friday urged countries to make the search of disappeared persons a priority, saying th ...

New York, Sept 19 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for the laying down of arms and a 24-hour cease-fire on 21 September, which is observed around the world each year as the In ...

New York, Sept 18 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations human rights chief on Thursday spoke out against the coup d’état in Burkina Faso and called for the im ...

New York, Sept 17 (JEN): A firm foundation to ensure affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all has been built but a solid long-term institutional arrangement is needed, the ...

New York, Sept 17 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wenesday he will convene a high-level meeting later this month to mobilize a “humane, effective and rights ...

New York, Sept 17 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced his outrage at reports that President Michel Kafando of Burkina Faso, Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida and sever ...

New York, Sept 16 (JEN): A strong and freely operating civil society is crucial for successful and stable democracies and must be given the space to carry out their vital functions, the Unit ...

New York, Sept 16 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Virginia Gamba of Argentina to head the independent three-member panel that will lead the Joint Investigative Mechanism ( ...

New York, Sept 16 (JEN): A major priority for the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly is to ensure that all actors move swiftly to deliver on the promises being made for sust ...