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Louis Charbonneau is a UN director
The United Nations has confirmed that Palestine will be a member of the International Criminal Court from April 1, heightening tensions with Israel.
Russia threatened several states with retaliation if they voted in favour of a resolution declaring Crimea’s secession vote from the Ukraine invalid.
The US, UK and France want UN-sanctioned use of force should Syria fail to allow destruction of its chemical weapons, but Russia disagrees.
The UN Security Council unanimously imposed travel and asset sanctions on Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi and close aides.
Côte d’Ivoire’s leader Laurent Gbagbo ordered the UN and French troops to leave the country but UN chief Ban Ki-moon is refusing to budge.
US President Barack Obama’s nuclear security summit took a step toward lowering the risk of a terrorist group getting an atomic weapon.
Iran has told the UN it wants fresh fuel for a reactor in Tehran before it agrees to ship most of its enriched uranium stocks to Russia and France.
Western powers are urging the UN nuclear watchdog to reveal all the information it has that suggests Tehran is pursuing atomic weapons, diplomats said
Ban Ki-moon begins a high-risk trip to Burma on Friday, where he will press the military junta to release all their political prisoners.
The United Nations failed to agree on a response to North Korea’s long-range rocket launch despite pressure from Washington and its allies for action.
International frustration with Burma’s military government is growing, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday.
The Security Council will probably authorise deployment of special forces and military hardware to help UN troops better protect civilians in the DRC.
The UN Security Council renewed the mandate for peacekeepers in Darfur on Thursday in a resolution that Washington criticised.
Sudan president Omar Hassan al-Bashir might escape war-crimes charges if he brings to justice two men suspected of mass killings, Western envoys say.
Members of the United Nations Security Council have agreed on the final text of a long-delayed resolution that gives countries the right to combat piracy off the coast of…
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon launched a new campaign on World Malaria Day on Friday, calling on the world to ensure that all of Africa has access to basic malaria…
As many as 300Â 000 people may have died in the five-year conflict in Darfur, a dramatic increase over earlier estimates of 200Â 000, a top United Nations official said on…
As many as 300 000 people may have died in the five-year conflict in Darfur, a dramatic increase over earlier estimates of 200 000, a top United Nations official said on Tuesday.…
The international community must overcome its reluctance to get involved in Somalia and help put an end to abuses there, a special United Nations envoy said on Thursday. ”While…
By the end of the year half of the world’s population will be living in cities for the first time in history, the United Nations said in a report released on Tuesday. According…
