In Diffa, Niger, a family uprooted from Malam Fatouri, Nigeria, by Boko Haram shelter at a site for displaced civilians on 18 August 2016. Photo: UNICEF / Sam Phelps

Over 6 Million Needy People to Get $100 Million UN Aid

January 31, 2017February 2, 2017 RMN News Aid, António Guterres, UN

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres released US$100 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to sustain aid operations

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré (file photo)

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UN Chief Exhorts to Make World Free of Nuclear Weapons

January 25, 2017January 26, 2017 RMN News António Guterres, Nuclear, UN, Weapons

Disarmament can play an important role in ending existing conflicts and preventing the outbreak of new strife, United Nations Secretary-General

On his first day at work, António Guterres, the new United Nations Secretary-General, addresses staff members. UN Photo / Rick Bajornas

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New UN Task Force to Check Sexual Exploitation Cases

January 7, 2017January 9, 2017 RMN News António Guterres, Sexual, UN

The United Nations announced Friday that it plans to strengthen its approach to preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and

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“UN Must Get Rid of Its Bureaucratic Straight Jacket”

January 4, 2017January 4, 2017 RMN News António Guterres, Ban Ki-moon, UN

On his first day in office on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for teamwork. He told the staff

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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Aleppo Is Now a Synonym for Hell: Ban Ki-moon

December 19, 2016December 20, 2016 RMN News Aleppo, António Guterres, Ban Ki-moon, Hell, Syria, UN

In his last press conference as United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon observed that “the carnage in Syria remains a gaping

Internally displaced children, victims of conflict in Colombia. UN Photo / Mark Garten

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UN Human Rights Office Welcomes New Colombia Peace Deal

December 3, 2016December 5, 2016 RMN News Colombia, Human Rights, Peace, UN

UN High Commissioner for Human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has welcomed the ratification by the Colombian Congress of a