United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is following “closely and with concern the fast-moving developments” in Turkey. According to media reports, a faction of military forces in Turkey attempted a coup on Friday... read more →
Senior officials from across the United Nations family condemned the deadly attack in Nice, France, calling for stepped up efforts to fight terrorism and violent extremism. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a... read more →
The $2 dollar of income per day benchmark may not be a fair or accurate way to measure extreme poverty, Nobel prize-winning economist Sir Angus Deaton said on last Tuesday.... read more →
Recent victories against ISIL show that Iraqis are capable of defeating the extremist group, but sustainable peace and security in Iraq can only be achieved through historic reconciliation, the United... read more →
The European Union’s leadership has proposed “strict” new EU-wide asylum rule to deter unfounded claims. Some asylum seekers will have as little as a week to lodge an appeal against... read more →
Israel's Knesset voted in favor of the so-called "NGO bill" late Monday, after holding a marathon debate over whether to grant final approval to the contentious bill, despite massive criticism... read more →
In New York this week, in a moment sadly lacking the fanfare of their signing, comes the first test of the sustainable development goals (SDGs): the inaugural meeting of their monitoring process.... read more →
South Sudanese forces struck two United Nations compounds as clashes between two factions, shattering a fragile peace agreement that was meant to end a bloody, 31-month civil war. The United Nations... read more →
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed serious concern for the estimated 300,000 people trapped in eastern Aleppo City, due to heavy clashes along... read more →
United Nations officials spoke out against recent violence in the United States which has left several people dead, expressing both outrage and condemnation over the killings, and highlighting the need... read more →