New York, Dec 2 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as his new Special Coordinator for Lebanon, the UN Spokesperson’s offi ...

New York. Nov 29 (JEN) The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) welcomed the adoption on Friday of an Asia-Pacific ministerial declaration proclaiming a shared vision of civil registration ...

New York, Nov 29 (JEN) The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on Thursday on a United Kingdom embassy vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, reiterating ...

New York, Nov 26 (JEN): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has deplored the murder of Abdirisak Ali Abdi, a journalist killed in the town of Galkayo, S ...

New York, nov 26 (JEN): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, Tuesday warned that the audit of the justice sector and the dismissal ...

New York, Nov 26 (JEN): The Security Council Tuesday extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau, known as UNIOGBIS, so that it can continue ...

New York, Nov 26 (JEN): From Afghanistan and Angola to Haiti and the former Yugoslavia, sanctions implemented by the United Nations Security Council have had a positive track record, provin ...

New York, nov 25 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday extended his congratulations to the people of Tunisia on the occasion of their first presidential election since ...

New York, Nov 25 (JEN) A United Nations committee tasked with protecting the world’s oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, craftsmanship and knowledge of nature will be ...