Libya’s Gaddafi Regime Trial Is Not Fair: UN Report
The trial in Libya of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and 36 other members of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime represented a major effort by the Libyan judiciary to hold people to account…
Syria Conflict: UN-Led Negotiations Open in Geneva
Welcoming the representatives of the Syrian Government and its opposition to the United Nations-facilitated negotiations that opened Thursday in Geneva, the UN envoy Staffan de Mistura reiterated the need to…
Citizens March to End Corruption in Dominican Republic
Dominican civil society organisations and citizens have planned to participate in a nation-wide anti-corruption protest “National Mobilisation Day against Impunity,” today, February 22. They will also sign the “Green Books”…
Famine in South Sudan Area May Affect 5.5 Million People
Famine has been formally declared in parts of South Sudan, the United Nations (UN) said Monday. The UN also warned that war and a collapsing economy have left some 100,000…
UN Chief Hails German Policy for the Protection of Refugees
Speaking to the media in Munich, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres hailed the important role Germany has placed at a number of multilateral institutions, including the European Union (EU) and…
Civilian Deaths to Rise in Ukraine Violence: UN
Intensified fighting between Government and non-Government forces near densely populated areas in eastern Ukraine is endangering civilians, the senior United Nations (UN) humanitarian representative in the country told reporters in…