How the UN Plans to Protect Human Rights
At the opening of the 31st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, senior UN officials emphasized the link…
South Sudan: Call for End to Civilian Suffering
The United Nations deputy humanitarian chief on Friday called on all parties to the conflict in South Sudan to protect…
UN Allocates $100 Million to Assist Vulnerable People
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released Friday $100 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for severely underfunded…
Syria: ‘Starvation as a Weapon Is a War Crime’
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the situation is “utterly unconscionable” in Syria and warned that the use of starvation…
UN Condemns Suicide Bombing at Mosque in Cameroon
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Wednesday a deadly suicide bombing in the village of Kouyape, in the Far North…
Saudi Arabia Put 157 People to Death in 2015
Top United Nations (UN) officials have expressed dismay over Saturday’s executions by Saudi Arabia of 47 people, including the cleric…