New York, Jan 8 (JEN): The process of removing Syria’s most critical chemical weapons material outside of the country for destruction began on Tuesday, the head of the Joint Mission of th ...

New York, Jan 8 (JEN): As the fighting in parts of South Sudan grinds on between Government forces and rebels despite ceasefire talks, more and more civilians are fleeing to neighbouring co ...

New York, Jan 7 (JEN) The worsening strife in the Central African Republic (CAR) with its Muslim-Christian overtones risks escalating into sustained violence along religious lines and spill ...

New York, Jan 7 (JEN) Preparations for the long-sought international conference on Syria are moving ahead, with the United Nations reaching out to the more than 30 participating Member Stat ...

Juba, South Sudan, Jan 7 (JEN) Three helicopters have been deployed to the South Sudanese capital of Juba Monday to help reinforce United Nations peacekeeping bases in the country, a UN spok ...

New York, Jan 4 (JEN): A United Nations independent human rights expert urged restraint from all sides on Friday after military police opened fire on striking garment workers in Phnom Penh, ...

New York, Jan 4 (JEN): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom, expressed alarm on Friday at the recent killing of six media workers in two separate inciden ...

New York, Jan 4 (JEN): United Nations peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have stepped up patrols in North Kivu province where citizens are protesting the killing of ...

New York, Jan 4 (JEN): The situation in crisis-torn South Sudan remains tense on Friday and, with clashes reported between pro- and anti-Government troops in some areas and thousands of peop ...