New York, Nov 26 (JEN) The senior United Nations official for the Great Lakes region of Africa has begun a week-long mission to help shore up peace efforts, visiting Tanzania, Rwanda, the Re ...

New York, Nov 23 (JEN): Two independent United Nations human rights experts Friday expressed serious concern about a Government-sponsored draft bill in Japan that would decide what constitu ...

New York, Nov 22 (JEN): Marking World Philosophy Day, the head the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Thursday appealed to every professional, author ...

New York, Nov 21 (JEN): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomed the announcement Wednesday of the final list of candidates for next year’s presidential a ...

New York, Nov 21 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday congratulated the people of Nepal for the peaceful and successful conduct of Tuesday’s elections for members of the Con ...

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 ...