New York, May 8 (JEN): The head of the United Nations agency mandated to promote freedom of expression and the safety of media workers worldwide has on Thursday condemned the murder of two j ...

New York, May 8 (JEN): Sexual violence is being committed strategically, in a widespread and systematic manner, and with a high-degree of sophistication by most parties to the conflict in Sy ...

New York, May 8 (JEN): As part of ongoing Geneva consultations on Syria, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country, Staffan de Mistura, met on Thursday with Prince Mohammed bin Saud b ...

New York, May 8 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in Poland on Thursday at an event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, recall ...

New York, May 8 (JEN): The number of internally displaced persons seeking refuge with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has grown to 53,000 following the latest bout of figh ...

New York, May 8 (JEN): Thousands of women and children in regions where Boko Haram violence has spilled into Cameroon, Niger and Chad, face a gruelling lean season and worsening malnutrition ...

New York, May 7 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the killing of two United Nations peacekeepers and the wounding of thirteen others in the Democratic Republic of t ...

New York, May 7 (JEN): A group of United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on Nauru to set up an independent monitoring body to ensure that the country meets its obligations t ...

New York, May 7 (JEN): As one of the oldest outdoor gifts at the United Nations, the Peace Bell represents the “collective desire for the world to live in peace,” Secretary-Gen ...