New York, Aug 13 (JEN)On a visit to South Sudan, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday reiterated that it is ready to impose sanctions against anyone who undermines the ongoing peac ...

New York, Aug 13 (JEN) In a statement released on Tuesday, the President of the Human Rights Council, Baudelaire Ndog Ella said he “regrets” that the Commission, which is now op ...

New York Aug 12 (JEN) Major General Kristin Lund on Monday officially assumed her duties as Force Commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus where the top UN official, Lisa ...

New York, Aug 9 (JEN): Marking the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said indigenous peoples have a central interest in ...

New York, Aug 9 (JEN) The United Nations human rights office on Friday called on authorities around the world to redouble their efforts to find people missing due to enforced disappearances ...

New York, Aug 9 (JEN)Kicking off its observance of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations on Friday highlighted the importance of advancing the ri ...

New York, Aug 8 (JEN) The challenge for the international community remains how best to impress upon all the parties involved in the Darfur conflict that a military solution and the status q ...

New York, Aug 8 (JEN) A United Nations-backed court has found the two most senior surviving leaders of Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime guilty of crimes against humanity and sente ...

New York, Aug 7 (JEN) The top United Nations official in Iraq on Wednesday urged the country’s political leadership to set aside its difference and work together to form an inclusive ...