UN Urges Warring Nations to Observe Olympic Truce
Ahead of next month’s Olympics and Paralympics in the Republic of Korea (ROK), United Nations General Assembly President Miroslav Lajčák…
UN Human Rights Experts Urge Turkey Not to Extend Emergency
United Nations human rights experts* urged the Turkish Government not to extend the exceptional legal measures it has taken under…
North Korea and South Korea Agree to End Military Tension
In an attempt to bring peace between the enemy nations North Korea and South Korea, inter-Korean high-level talks were held…
North Korea and South Korea Reopen Communication Channel
After a long-standing animosity between the two nations, North Korea a.k.a. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic…
Henrietta Fore Appointed New UNICEF Executive Director
Henrietta Fore joined Monday as UNICEF’s seventh Executive Director. Ms. Fore brings to the role more than four decades of…
Security Council Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea
The United Nations Security Council imposed Friday new sanctions on North Korea a.k.a. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). According…