New York, Nov 6 (JEN): United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson has urged greater national ownership and more funding towards security sector reform as part of an effort to stre ...

New York, Nov 6 (JEN): A senior United Nations political official will begin a two-day mission to the Maldives on Wednesday to meet with key actors and government officials prior to the pre ...

New York, Nov 6 (JEN): “We are here for you,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told people of the Sahel Tuesday, kicking off a visit to the region with international ...

New York, Nov 2 (JEN): Concerned by the deadlock in the negotiations between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday expressed the ...

New York, Nov 2 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for a respect for diversity and wide participation in this weekend's municipal elections in Kosovo.

New York, Nov 2 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday welcomed the decision of the Government of the Netherlands to supply personnel and equipment to the United Nations ...

New York, Nov 2 (JEN): The proposed Geneva II conference to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis must include representatives from the Government as well as the opposition, the Jo ...

New York, Nov 1 (): Belarus is the only country in Europe with no opposition in parliament, a United Nations independent expert has said urging the Government to strengthen the right to ele ...

New York, Nov 1 (JEN): Senior officials from the top United Nations judicial body – the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – and from the International Criminal Court, brief ...