Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon bids farewell to delegates, staff, senior advisers, and other well-wishers at UN Headquarters in New York. UN Photo / Amanda Voisard

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Leaves United Nations. Goodbye!

December 31, 2016January 1, 2017 RMN News António Guterres, Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, UN, United Nations

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said goodbye to people at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York on Friday. Ban

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UN Year in Review 2016

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Has the United Nations Become a Private Club for Entertainment?

December 29, 2016December 30, 2016 RMN News António Guterres, Ban Ki-moon, Donald Trump, Entertainment, UN, United Nations

According to the United Nations (UN), the year 2016 was a challenging one for the international community. The world body

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin. Photo courtesy: Kremlin

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Aleppo Liberation: Putin and Assad Talk to End Syrian Crisis

December 26, 2016December 26, 2016 RMN News Aleppo, Bashar al-Assad, Russia, Syria, Syrian Crisis, UN, Vladimir Putin

President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad last week

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President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Nov. 10, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Can Trump Protect Israeli Settlements in Palestinian Territory?

December 25, 2016December 26, 2016 RMN News Donald Trump, Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, Palestinian, UN

By Rakesh Raman The U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has reacted sharply to United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution about the

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Construction workers in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Such Israeli settlements have expanded in recent years. UN Photo: Annie Slemrod/IRIN

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Israeli Settlements: Trump Proposes Veto. Obama Says “No”

December 24, 2016December 26, 2016 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian, UN

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Friday the adoption of a Security Council resolution which states that the establishment

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) addresses a press conference, his last at United Nations headquarters, as his term of office draws to a close at the end of the year. At his side is his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric. UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe

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Evacuations Begin in the Troubled Syrian City of Aleppo

December 22, 2016December 23, 2016 RMN News Aleppo, Syria, UN

Evacuations have begun in the Syrian city of Aleppo, as an estimated 25,000 people have been evacuated from besieged neighbourhoods

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