Over 8 Million Children Affected by Conflict in Syria
An estimated 3.7 million Syrian children – 1 in 3 of all Syrian children – have been born since the…
North Korea Asked to Stop Destabilising Acts
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon “remains gravely concerned” by the situation on the Korean Peninsula following Thursday’s missile launch by…
UN Takes Steps to Curb Sexual Exploitation
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday presented to the Security Council special measures aimed at ending impunity, helping and supporting victims,…
New Initiative to Protect Girls from Child Marriage
A new multi-country initiative to accelerate action to end child marriage will help protect the rights of millions of the…
Is War-Torn Syria Ready for the Elections?
The United Nations believes that after nearly six years of conflict, Syria will have the democratic elections in the next…
UN Peacekeepers Face Sexual Abuse Allegations
With 99 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse uncovered by the United Nations in 2015 – 69 of these in…