New York, Nov 29 (JEN): Iran has invited inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit a nuclear heavy water facility, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchd ...

New York, Nov 28 (JEN): Concerned by rising political tensions in Bangkok, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Wednesday on all sides to refrain from violence, respect the r ...

New York, Nov 28 (JEN): Welcoming progress thus far in Yemen’s ongoing political transition, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Wednesday pledged to support the Governmentââ ...

New York, Nov 28 (JEN): The United Nations and the World Bank Wednesday announced a concerted effort by governments, international agencies, civil society and the private sector to scale up ...

New York, Nov 27 (JEN): As consultations continue on the formation of a new government in Lebanon, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Tuesday urged all parties there to engage const ...

New York, Nov 27 (JEN): Asylum-seekers transferred from Australia to Pacific island processing centres, including survivors of torture and trauma and unaccompanied children, are living in a ...

New York, Nov 27 (JEN): In an effort to bring all groups in Sudan’s conflict-wracked Darfur region into the peace process, the joint African Union-United Nations mediator has held ta ...

New York, Nov 27 (JEN): The holding of credible and peaceful elections next year is vital for the process of restoring constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, a United Nations envoy told the ...

New York, Nov 27 (JEN): An independent United Nations human rights expert Tuesday called for urgent action to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, where a power shortage has ...