13 January 2015 – A newly published atlas outlining the vast socio-economic discrepancies separating millions of Chinese rural children from their urban counterparts has been released in an effort to address the country’s inequalities and boost assistance for China’s most vulnerable youths, the U
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12 January 2015 – India can play a major role in addressing global challenges such as poverty, displacement, terrorism and climate change, said United Nations Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon today as he addressed the Indian Council of World Affairs, calling on the country to drive peace, champion hu
Jan 12, 2015 11:16pm EST
Pope Francis said on Tuesday Sri Lanka needed to find out the truth of what happened during its long civil war in order to consolidate peace and heal scars between religious communities.
Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:27am EST
Pope Francis on Monday condemned last week's killings by Islamist militants in Paris and urged Muslim leaders around the world to denounce fundamentalist interpretations of religion that use God's name to justify violence.
UNESCO chief joins world leaders for historic unity march in wake deadly terrorist attacks in France
11 January 2015 – The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, participated in today's historic march for freedom and solidarity in Paris, held in the wake of the deadly terrorist assault on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wed
12 January 2015 – Marking the anniversary of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti five years ago today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute to the more than 200,000 victims, including 102 United Nations personnel, who perished, and declared that in sorrow, there is the promise of hope
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January 10, 2015 9:36 PM
MUNICH—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to meet with Iran’s foreign minister about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and to encourage expanded American-Indian business ties during travels to South Asia and Europe.
Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:17pm EST
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone on Saturday that a four-way summit to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine would not take place until there was real progress on the Minsk peace plan.
