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New York, Nov 11 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Cassam Uteem as his Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi (MENUB), the UN Spokesperson’s office announced on Monday. more
Central African Republic: UN urges support to meet basic needs in hard-hit province

New York, Nov 11 (JEN): Continued violence and instability in the Central African Republic (CAR) are taking a vast toll on efforts to meet basic humanitarian needs, a United Nations humanita ...

UN rights office voices concern over Dominican Republic’s ruling on regional court

New York, Nov 8 (JEN) The United Nations human rights office on Fridayvoiced deep concern about a recent Dominican Constitutional Court’s ruling that the country’s recognition ...

One year after devastating storm, UN says Philippines 'well on road to recovery'

New York, Nov 8 (JEN) One year after super Typhoon Haiyan swept across the central Philippines, destroying large swaths of the archipelago, the United Nations has declared the country to be ...

Asia-Pacific: UN official urges deeper regional connectivity for landlocked developing countries

New York, Nov 8 (JEN): Greater regional connectivity through integrated and terrestrial networks is vital to effectively linking Asia’s 12 landlocked development countries (LLDCs) to ...

Lebanon: UN envoy expresses regret over Parliament term extension, stalled elections

New York, Nov 7 (JEN)The United Nations envoy for Lebanon said on Thursday that the vote in Lebanon’s Parliament on Wednesday to extend its mandate until 2017 had spared the country ...

Water central to global peace, development, UN deputy chief tells London summit

New York, Nov 7 (JEN) The most basic of all human rights water is also a central element in global affairs and the development agenda with wide implications on international peace and securi ...

Four judges elected to serve on International Court of Justice

New York, Nov 7 (JEN) The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council on Thursday elected four judges to seats on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial ...

UN conference adopts ambitious 10-year action plan for world's landlocked developing countries

New York, Nov 6 (JEN): A United Nations conference concluded in Vienna, Austria with the adoption of a 10-year action plan aimed at accelerating sustainable development in the world’ ...

After 65 years, plight of Palestine refugees must be fully addressed, UN agency chief says

New York, Nov 5 (JEN) Political action on the part of the international community is urgently required to tackle the fundamental issues that would determine the fate and plight of more than ...