13 September 2015 – The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process voiced concern at Sunday’s provocations and violence in and around the holy sites in the Old City of Jerusalem and urged respect for the sanctity of the area ahead of the upcoming Jewish and Muslim holy d
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13 September 2015 – The United Nations envoy for Libya announced on Sunday that consensus has been reached by the parties on the main elements of a political agreement aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis.
12 September 2015
12 September 2015
12 September 2015 – Marking the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the acceleration of the development momentum across the global South, while the UN labour chief highlighted the great potential for developing countries working together to he
11 September 2015 – Ongoing forced evictions of Roma and Travellers in a number of European States, including France and Bulgaria, are cause for serious concern, the United Nations human rights chief said today.
11 September 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today presented his agenda to strengthen United Nations peacekeeping, including setting out three “fundamental” changes urgently required to adapt operations to new realities, as well as measures to root out sexual exploitation and abuse.
10 September 2015 – The price of major food commodities continued to drop through August due to abundant supplies, a decline in energy prices and concerns over the economic slowdown in China, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today.
10 September 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s authorization to set up an investigative mechanism to identify who is responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria, promising its “speedy establishment” and urging full cooperation by al
10 September 2015 – With more than 4 million children having left Syria – half of them for Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey – in a “crisis of biblical proportions,” the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education today said $250 million could get 1 million refugee children in school by the time t