New York, Nov 21 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment Wednesday of a veteran Red Cross official to head the main United Nations agency responsible fo ...

New York, Nov 21 (JEN): The United Nations anti-drug and crime agency Wednesday named Colombian footballer Radamel Falcao García Zárate as its Goodwill Ambassador for drug prevention.

New York, Nov 20 (JEN): The United Nations pledged full cooperation Tuesday with the European Union (EU) in tackling the “critical and broadly more challenging phase” confronting ...

New York, Nov 19 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Monday reiterated its calls on the international community to fight piracy and armed robbery at sea, which continue to pose ...

New York, Nov 19 (JEN): An independent United Nations human rights expert Monday voiced deep concern about the situation of overcrowding in prisons in Ghana which is leading to other rights ...

New York, Nov 19 (JEN): Beset by enormous challenges in extending the Government's authority, deadly inter-communal conflict, and human rights abuses by the security forces, South Sudan is � ...

New York, Nov 16 (JEN): The recent racist attacks in France against Guyanese-born Minister of Justice Christiane Taubira are unacceptable, the United Nations human rights office said Friday ...

New York, Nov 16 (JEN): Recent clashes in Cambodia, in which police were seen beating individuals with truncheons and shooting live ammunition and rubber bullets from close range, must be u ...

New York, Nov 16 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday praised Latvia’s multilateral efforts as he started a three-country tour of the Baltic States ahead of his ...