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The Security Council held its first “straw poll” for the next secretary-general of the United Nations on Thursday, with António Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister who served as U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees for 10...

Pakistan has called for an “independent and transparent” inquiry into the extra judicial killings in Indian occupied Kashmir, terming the worsening situation there a grave threat to peace and security. Pakistan’s Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi conveyed this demand to...

Voicing concern over the deteriorating situation in Indian-held Kashmir, a U.N. spokesman said Wednesday that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stands ready to mediate peace talks amid heightening tensions between India and Pakistan provided the two neighbors accept...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all parties in Indian-held Kashmir to exercise “maximum restraint” and address the tense situation there through peaceful means.  “The Secretary-General is closely following the recent clashes in Kashmir,” he...

The United Nations Thursday expressed appreciation for Pakistan’s extension of stay for registered Afghan refugees on its soil until December 31, 2016, and said their repatriation to Afghanistan should be governed by international laws. “We are...

The United Nations has appointed Major General Per Lodin of Sweden as Chief Military Observer to monitor the ceasefire in disputed Jammu and Kashmir region, one of the most heavily militarized regions. Lodin will head the...