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

Secretary-General Appoints Michel Kafando as Special UN Envoy

May 6, 2017May 8, 2017 RMN News António Guterres, UN

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced Friday the appointment of Michel Kafando of Burkina Faso as his Special Envoy. Mr.

UN vehicles travel along a road lined with remnants of destroyed buildings, Homs, Syria. (file) Photo: UNICEF / UNI178367 / Tiku (file photo)

Middle East and Africa World

Conflict De-escalation Zones to be Set Up in Syria

May 5, 2017May 8, 2017 RMN News Iran, Russia, Syria, UN

Following the signing of a deal on Thursday to setup the ‘de-escalation zones’ in Syria, the United Nations (UN) envoy

People of India Protesting Against Narendra Modi Government on January 18, 2017

Asia Pacific World

Human Rights Abuses Increasing in Modi’s India: Report

May 2, 2017May 5, 2017 RMN News Human Rights, India, Kashmir, Narendra Modi

United Nations member countries should call on India to stop targeting nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and others who criticize the government

High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. UN Photo/Pierre Albouy

Europe World

UN Rights Chief Concerned Over State of Emergency in Turkey

May 2, 2017May 4, 2017 RMN News Emergency, Human Rights, Turkey, UN

Raising alarm over the use of rhetoric by States that they can “solve problems” and find ways around lawful safeguards,

Secretary-General António Guterres (left) addresses the Security Council ministerial-level meeting on the nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). At right is Rex W. Tillerson, US Secretary of State and President of the Security Council for April. UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe

Americas Political Issues Politics World

Is America Ready for a War with North Korea?

April 29, 2017May 1, 2017 RMN News America, North Korea, War

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that preventing armed conflict in north-east Asia is the international community’s

Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini, speaking in Geneva on her appointment as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. UN Photo / Daniel Johnson

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Syrian Swimmer Named UN Refugee Agency Goodwill Ambassador

April 28, 2017April 30, 2017 RMN News Ambassador, Refugee, Swimmer, Syrian, UN

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appointed Thursday Yusra Mardini as its new Goodwill Ambassador.