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US says two-state solution of Israeli-Palestinian conflict in ‘serious jeopardy’
View of Beitar Ilit, Israeli settlement Photo Credit Yoninah via Wikimedia Commons Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the United States allowed the passage a U.N. condemnation of Israel’s settlement policies as the only...December 28, 2016 828 0 -
With US abstention, UN Security Council declares Israeli settlements illegal
UN Photo/Manuel Elias With United States abstaining, the U.N. Security Council on Friday approved a resolution demanding Israel stop building settlements on occupied Palestinian territory and declaring all such constructions since the 1967 war, including in...December 24, 2016 832 0 -
Amid international outcry, UN Security Council approves monitors for Aleppo evacuation
Photo Credit: English Foreign and Commonwealth Office via Wikimedia Commons Confronted with global critiism of handling the Syrian conflict, the United Nations Security Council on Monday decided to immediately deploy UN observers in Aleppo to monitor...December 19, 2016 1174 0 -
Carnage in Syria gaping hole in global conscience: UN Chief
Wounded children in Aleppo, File Photo: Voice of America News: Scott Bobb report Aleppo, Syria via Wikimedia Commons United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon Friday said “the carnage in Syria remains a gaping hole in the global...December 16, 2016 936 0 -
Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed to be UN’s next Deputy Secretary General
UN Secretary-General-designate António Guterres, has appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, as Deputy Secretary-General, replacing Jan Eliasson of Sweden, it was officially announced Thursday. The incoming secretary-general also appointed Brazilian diplomat, Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro...December 15, 2016 906 0 -
Before evacuation deal, Assad kills women, children in Aleppo
A child standing amid debris on a street in Aleppo. (file) Photo: OCHA/Romenzi A vague evacuation deal was reached Tuesday as killing of women and children led to international outcry and condemnations of the Bashar al...December 14, 2016 948 0 -
Antonio Guterres takes oath as UN struggles to wage peace in conflict-ridden world
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General-designate speaks to the General Assembly after taking the oath of office for his five-year term which begins on 1 January 2017. UN Photo/Evan Schneider Sworn in Monday as the ninth and next...December 13, 2016 991 0 -
Culture Conversation : Pakistan Film Festival in New York
A galaxy of Pakistani film stars studded the UN Headquarters in New York as the first-ever Film Festival began after a glittering Friday night event. UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, who was the chief guest, congratulated...December 3, 2016 2585 0 -
Fundamentalism, populism pose threat to women human rights defenders – UN
Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Dubravka Simonovic, speaks to the press in Buenos Aires, November 21, 2016. Photo UNIC /Buenos Aires. Women’s rights have been set back in several places even as awareness about human...November 25, 2016 996 0 -
Pakistan protests Indian escalation at UN after several killed in Kashmir
Pakistani raised with senior UN officials the latest round of atrocities by Indian troops which involved targeting a civilian passenger bus and an ambulance in Kashmir, with its top diplomat calling the attacks a grave violation...November 24, 2016 1049 0