Politics

UN tribunal for former Yugoslavia leaves behind culture of accountability, says Guterres

21 December 2017

General Assembly demands all States comply with UN resolutions regarding status of Jerusalem

21 December 2017

Deadly war weapons endanger lives of over 220,000 children in eastern Ukraine – UNICEF

21 December 2017

States must boost efforts to fill capability, personnel gaps in peacekeeping, UN official tells Security Council

21 December 2017

Greece: Urgent Need to Move Asylum Seekers from Islands

December 21, 2017

Migration, UN reform and sustainable development among 2018 priorities, says Assembly President

20 December 2017
Safe migration, conflict prevention, sustainable development and United Nations reform will be the priorities of the 72nd UN General Assembly over the coming year, the 193-member body’s President, Miroslav Lajčák, said on Wednesday.

As crises become more complex ‘prevention must be at the centre of everything we do’ – UN chief

20 December 2017

Two years on, Iran nuclear accord at a ‘critical crossroads,’ UN Security Council told

19 December 2017

Ukraine: UN agencies stepping up aid to most vulnerable as temperatures plummet

19 December 2017 –
As temperatures plummet across Ukraine, the United Nations refugee and migration agencies said Tuesday that they are stepping up assistance to the most vulnerable people affected by the conflict in the country’s east.

UN agencies scale up work in Bangladesh as Rohingya refugee crisis enters fourth month

19 December 2017
As the Rohingya refugee emergency in Bangladesh enters its fourth month, United Nations agencies are scaling up their relief work to respond to a range of issues, including outbreak of diphtheria, lack of access to sanitation and sexual violence.