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

New Report Reveals the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

March 8, 2019March 9, 2019 RMN News Chemical Weapons, Russia, Syria

Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria The UN Security Council met Wednesday to discuss the latest findings of a global

2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Nadia Murad, is the UNODC Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking. In this photo from 2017, she is participating in a panel discussion at UN Headquarters in New York. UN Photo/Manuel Elias

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Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad Win Nobel Peace Prize

October 6, 2018October 8, 2018 RMN News Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize

Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad Win Nobel Peace Prize The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Mrs Fatou Bensouda. Photo: ICC

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Criminal Court to Probe Situations in Philippines and Venezuela

February 9, 2018February 11, 2018 RMN News Court, Criminal, Philippines, Venezuela

A prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mrs Fatou Bensouda, said Thursday that she has decided to open a

Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Yanghee Lee. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

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Myanmar Government Must Stop Repressive Practices: UN Expert

February 2, 2018February 3, 2018 RMN News Human Rights, Myanmar, UN

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, lamented the decades long cycle of violence

Former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo in the ICC courtroom during the delivery of his sentence on 21 June 2016. Photo: UN / ICC-CPI

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Criminal Court Extends Prison Sentence of Former Congolese Leader

March 23, 2017March 24, 2017 RMN News Court, Criminal, Prison, UN

The United Nations-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday sentenced the former Congolese Vice-President, Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, to another year

The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2336 (2016) on 31 December in support of Russia-Turkey efforts to end violence in Syria. UN Photo / Manuel Elias

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Security Council Supports Russia-Turkey Efforts to End Violence in Syria

January 1, 2017January 2, 2017 RMN News Russia, Security Council, Syria, Turkey, Violence

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming and supporting the efforts by Russia and Turkey