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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...

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...

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...

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...

A Syrian child Photo: UNICEF/Khuder Al-Issa A UNICEF official has come back from the battered Syrian city of Aleppo with descriptions of “haunting images” of children killed by mortars and malnourishment. “When I was there, nearly...

“I pay tribute to the courage of all media personnel who put their lives on the line for the sake of truth,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on the occasion of International Day to End Impunity for...

António Guterres, the former Portuguese prime minister, is set to be the next UN secretary general, after the Security Council agreed he should replace Ban Ki-moon of South Korea, whose term expires at the end of...

There is a growing evidence that climate change is taking the largest toll on poor and vulnerable people – due mainly to inequalities that persist as a result governmental failures. The protection against climate hazards lies...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for urgent deescalation of tensions between India and Pakistan and an end to violence in the region. The UN chief made that call during a meeting with Pakistan’s UN Ambassador...

Voicing “great concern” over the escalating tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region, the United Nations has urged India and Pakistan to “exercise restraint” and resolve their issues through dialogue. A...