Paris Climate deal: Why Nigeria, Saudi are not in New York to sign
An unprecedented number of countries, 167 of them will be gathering in New York City…
9 years ago
United Nations
UN expects record signatures for Paris Climate deal
A Paris deal to slow climate change is set to be signed by more than…
9 years ago
New York beefs up security for UN Climate accord summit
New York City on Thursday beefed up security around the UN Headquarters as dignitaries arrived…
9 years ago
Fresh Western Sahara war looms, Ban Ki Moon warns
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended extending the mandate of a peacekeeping mission in the…
9 years ago
UNGA shops for more candidates to replace Ban Ki Moon
UN General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft said on Thursday that new candidates for the position…
9 years ago
4 Tanzanian Blue Helmets in Congo arrested for sexual abuse
Four members of a battalion of Tanzania peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo have been…
9 years ago
UN confirms Congo peacekeepers had sex with minors
Findings of a UN Response Team tasked with investigating sexual abuse allegations committed by UN…
9 years ago
World Bank votes $800mln for Nigeria’s North east
The World Bank has earmarked $800 million to support the rebuilding of the infrastructure destroyed…
9 years ago
UN axes Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova has been suspended as a goodwill ambassador by the United Nations after the…
9 years ago
Ban Ki-Moon appoints 150 women in top posts, appeals to member states
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has urged member states to step up with more resources…
9 years ago