New York, Dec 12 (JEN): With peace efforts under way with the M23, the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is shifting its focus to other rebel groups and working w ...

New York, Dec 12 (JEN): Voicing strong concern over widespread violence in Bangladesh that has left dozens of people dead since last month, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wedn ...

New York, Dec 11 (JEN): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Tuesday called for an eleventh-hour stay of execution for Abdul Quader Mollah, a Bangladeshi politician ...

New York, Dec 11 (JEN): Two independent United Nations human rights experts have voiced concern about the fate of Djamel Ameziane, who was recently transferred by the United States from the ...

New York, Dec 11 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday paid tribute to the late Nelson Mandela, telling the tens of thousands gathered at the memorial service held in J ...

New York, Dec 10 (JEN): The Government of Israel has decided to resume the transfer of construction materials for United Nations projects in Gaza, the top UN envoy for the Middle East confir ...

New York, Dec 10 (JEN): Corruption is a barrier to achieving universally accepted development goals, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday, calling on Governments, the pri ...

New York, Dec 10 (JEN): Intellectual property patent filings worldwide grew at their fastest pace in almost two decades in 2012, driven by China, according to the United Nations agency charg ...

New York, Dec 10 (JEN): A United Nations human rights expert and the World Medical Association (WMA) Monday urged the Turkish parliament to reconsider a draft law that would criminalize the ...