UN Applauds the Deal on Iranian Nuclear Programme
The United Nations has welcomed the agreement reached between international negotiators and the Government of Iran as the two parties pave the way for a viable solution on the Gulf…
Boko Haram Targets Muslims and Christians in Nigeria
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attacks by Boko Haram in Lake Chad Basin countries, including the deliberate targeting of Christian and Muslim worshippers during the Muslim holy month…
What Are the Lessons from Millennium Development Goals?
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) galvanized the world to produce the most successful anti-poverty movement in history, helped lift more than one billion people out of extreme poverty,…
Ban Ki-moon Opens Event on Climate Change
Development cannot be sustainable if it does not address the challenge of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Member States Monday as he opened an event on Climate…
Papal Encyclical: Climate Change Is a Moral Issue
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the release of Pope Francis’ Papal Encyclical in which the leader of the Catholic Church deplored climate change as one of the…