New York, Sept 18 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations human rights chief on Thursday spoke out against the coup d’état in Burkina Faso and called for the im ...

New York, Sept 18 (JEN): The Security Council on Thursday extended the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until 30 September 2016, and authorized a reduction in the number of its pers ...

New York, Sept 17 (JEN): A firm foundation to ensure affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all has been built but a solid long-term institutional arrangement is needed, the ...

New York, Sept 17 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wenesday he will convene a high-level meeting later this month to mobilize a “humane, effective and rights ...

New York, Sept 17 (JEN): Only a united European emergency response can address the current refugee and migration crisis, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stressed on ...

New York, Sept 17 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced his outrage at reports that President Michel Kafando of Burkina Faso, Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida and sever ...

New York, Sept 16 (JEN): A strong and freely operating civil society is crucial for successful and stable democracies and must be given the space to carry out their vital functions, the Unit ...

New York, Sept 16 (JEN): While welcoming the steps taken by European leaders at their meeting in Brussels to tackle the current refugee crisis, the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday s ...

New York, Sept 16 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Virginia Gamba of Argentina to head the independent three-member panel that will lead the Joint Investigative Mechanism ( ...