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Israeli PM says UN Secretary General's words 'bolster terrorism'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of bolstering terrorism with comments he made about plans to

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UN invitations to Syrian peace talks spark controversy

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has invited the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks due to start in

Iran

Back from the cold - international sanctions on Iran are lifted

Iran is back on the world economic stage with the lifting of sanctions imposed by the US, UN and EU. The news came after the International Atomic

Burundi

UN documents sexual violence from security forces in Burundi

The United Nations says security forces in the East African nation of Burundi have been gang raping women during searches of homes. Burundi has a

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Syria

UN war crimes investigate malnutrition claims in Madaya

UN war crimes investigators have begun an inquiry into claims residents of a besieged Syrian town have been starved in violation of international

Syria

Madaya: UN aid chief calls for emergency evacuation

Security Council hears reports of hundreds in "grave peril" in the besieged Syrian town

World News

Saudia Arabia's tensions with Iran will not affect Syria peace talks

The United Nations special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, says he has been assured by Iran and Saudi Arabia that their recent tensions will not

North Korea

North Korea releases video of missile test

Pyongyang ramps up the rhetoric with Seoul in the South

Syria

Madaya, a town on the brink of starvation, granted UN food aid by Assad

The Syrian government has agreed to allow emergency UN aid into three besieged towns – including the rebel held town of Madaya, close to Damascus –

North Korea

US doubts North Korean H-bomb claims

The UN plans to introduce a series of new measures against North Korea after the county’s state run news agency announced that Pyongyang had

Israel

UN Human Rights watchdog for the Palestinians resigns

The UN’s Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories has resigned, saying he has never been allowed to visit the West Bank or

World News

UN condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran

The UN Security Council has condemned the attack on Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Iran by protesters angry at the Sunni kingdom’s execution of a

USA

UN Security council backs Libya unity government

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously endorsed an agreement between Libya’s warring factions to form a national unity government. Four

Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills six NATO soldiers in Afghanistan

Six NATO soldiers have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan. It happened near Bagram air base, as they patrolled with Afghan forces

World News

Diplomats say peace talks on Syria likely to begin in mid to late January

But there is still no agreement on the future of the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad

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Roadmap for peace in Syria, but no clear agreement on Bashar al-Assad

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously voted to adopt a resolution for the Syrian peace process. Plans have been put in place for early

Syria

UN Security Council adopts resolution for Syrian peace process

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously voted to adopt a resolution for the Syrian peace process. According to the text, the UN now has

World News

One million migrants arrived on European shores in 2015

On December 18,1990, the United Nations adopted the international convention on the protection of the rights of migrant workers and members of their

USA

UN Security Council adopts resolution to cut off ISIL revenue

Finance ministers of the United Nations Security Council have unanimously adopted a resolution designed to cut off financing to the self-styled

Libya

Libya's rival factions sign up to UN-brokered peace deal

Both sides from Libya’s warring factions have come together to sign a UN-brokered peace deal. Four years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya