New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): The Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Lakhdar Brahimi, Wednesday met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damas ...

New York, Oct 31 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has deplored the announcements Wednesday of further Israeli settlement plans in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem ...

New York, Oct 30 (JEN): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is calling on States to keep their borders open for Nigerians fleeing the escalating violence in their count ...

New York, Oct 26 (JEN): The United Nations stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is on “high alert” following early morning clashes between Congolese Govern ...

New York, Oct 26 (JEN): After its call on all parties in Syria for humanitarian access to relieve the plight of civilians trapped by heavy fighting, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN): The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses due to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, Thursday made ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN): A United Nations expert Thursday urged the international community to focus on the human rights situation in Eritrea which she said is extremely concerning with the m ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN): The world is closer than ever to eradicating polio, the United Nations World Health Organization said Thursday while warning that children continue to be at risk, par ...

New York, Oct 23 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the meeting Tuesday between the Presidents of South Sudan and Sudan, at which the two leaders discussed the cont ...