Geopolitics
New York, Jan 24 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced serious concern about developments in Yemen following the resignation of the country's President and Prime Minister amid a takeover of the capital by Houthi militants. more
Ban nominates experts to review peacebuilding architecture

New York, Jan 23 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday nominated an Advisory Group of Experts to conduct a policy and institutional review of the peacebuilding archi ...

UN Messenger of Peace honoured for anti-hunger efforts

New York, Jan 23 (JEN) UN Messenger of Peace recognized for work to United Nations Messenger of Peace Princess Haya Al Hussein, of Jordan, was on Thursday awarded the 2015 Hunger Hero Award ...

Somalia: UN, international partners call for resolution of country's political crisis

New York, Jan 23 (JEN) The United Nations and its international partners on Thursday voiced concern over delays in the resolution of Somalia’s long-standing political crisis and in th ...

UN Libya Mission condemns attack against Central Bank in Benghazi

New York, Jan 23 (JEN) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday condemned the reported armed attack against the country’s Central Bank branch in the eastern ci ...

UN has ‘duty to speak out’ against anti-Semitism, Ban tells General Assembly

New York, Jan 23 (JEN) During an informal meeting of the General Assembly this morning to address concerns of a rise in anti-Semitic violence worldwide, top United Nations officials echoed t ...

Ukraine ceasefire exists ‘in name only,’ UN political chief tells Security Council

New York, Jan 22 (JEN) After weeks of relative calm, the United Nations political chief said the Security Council was meeting on Wednesday amid the ‘worst hostilities’ in easter ...

Darfur: UN humanitarian office reports mass displacement amid ongoing hostilities

New York, Jan 22 (JEN) The United Nations Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is reporting that thousands of people in North Darfur are now confirmed as displaced fol ...

UN political chief says Burundi making strides towards ‘peaceful, credible’ elections

New York, Jan 22 (JEN) Amid a flare-up in fighting and ongoing political tensions between the Government and opposition members, the organization of legitimate elections in Burundi remains à ...

Mali: UN conference to examine conservation of country’s precious ancient manuscripts

New York, Jan 22 (JEN) The United Nations agency mandated to protect cultural sites around the world will examine long-term conservation of Mali’s invaluable ancient manuscript collec ...