New York, Apr 17 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday marked the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide by calling on all countries to recommit to prevent and fig ...

New York, Apr 17 (JEN): United Nations humanitarian agencies and their partners on Wednesday launched a joint appeal to donors to fund emergency operations in support of the growing number o ...

New York, Apr 17 (JEN): Disaster risk reduction and climate change are closely linked, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed, reiterating to the world community ...

New York, Apr 17 (JEN): A senior United Nations official on Wednesday condemned the attack against the chief warden of Virunga National Park, and urged the international community to support ...

New York, Apr 17 (JEN): The ongoing unrest in eastern Ukraine, if not addressed as a matter of priority, risks seriously destabilizing the rest of the country, a senior United Nations human ...

New York, Apr 16 (JEN): The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday voiced deep concern over the destruction caused by fires that hav ...

New York, Apr 16 (JEN): While corruption and widespread inequality were among the root causes of the massive street protests that erupted last year in Ukraine, the fear-mongering and incitem ...

New York, Apr 16 (JEN): An independent United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday urged Israel to prevent settlers from taking over Al-Rajabi House, a building in the West Bank city of He ...

New York, Apr 16 (JEN): The number of people seeking shelter at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in the Unity state capital, Bentiu, has doubled over the past few days ...