New York, May 20 (JEN): With ballot counting underway in Guinea Bissau’s presidential run-off, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monda ...

New York, May 13 (JEN): Major General Kristin Lund, of Norway, has become the first woman ever to serve as Force Commander in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, it was announced on Mon ...

New York, May 9 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people and Government of South Africa on the peaceful holding of parliamentary and provincial electi ...

New York, May 9 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday appointed Marco Carmignani of Brazil as his Deputy Special Representative with the United Nations Peacebuildin ...

New York, May 8 (JEN): United Nations’ development efforts got a boost on Wednesday with the appointment of key positions in the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and at the UN D ...

New York, May 7 (JEN): The top United Nations management official reported on Tuesday that at the end of 2013, the Organization's financial situation was “generally sound”, but c ...

New York, May 2 (JEN): As Member States continue work on a new post-2015 development agenda, United Nations officials on Thursday stressed the need for a robust yet flexible accountability f ...

New York, May 2 (JEN): United Nations officials on Thursday congratulated the people and Government of Iraq for turning out in significant numbers in Wednesday’s elections, and commen ...

New York, May 1 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday welcomed the timely holding of parliamentary elections in Iraq, and, looking forward to the certification of t ...