Attack on Palestinian Politician Act of Terror: UN Envoy
Condemning Sunday’s attack in Ramallah against a Palestinian political figure, United Nations (UN) Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace
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Cities to Have 2 Billion People by 2050: Report
Warning of unprecedented shifts in population in urban areas of the Asia and Pacific – already home to 17 of
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Afghan Opium Crop Cultivation Declines – UN Survey
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan decreased 19 per cent in 2015, compared to the previous year, according to the latest
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UN Chief Condemns Suicide Attacks in Chad
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has denounced the five simultaneous suicide attacks in Baga Sola sous-prefecture in Chad Sunday, which left scores
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UN Welcomes U.S. Decision to Release 6,000 Prisoners
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Wednesday the decision by the United States Government to release 6,000 inmates from federal
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Appeal to Pakistan to End Death Penalty
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts has reiterated their call on Pakistan to reinstate a moratorium on
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