UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sacked the commander of a peacekeeping force in South Sudan following a damning report that accused the blue helmets of failing to protect civilians during an...
"When public money is stolen for private gain, it means fewer resources to build schools, hospitals, roads and water treatment facilities. When foreign aid is diverted into private bank accounts,...
President Muhammadu Buhari led his country’s delegation to the United Nations 71st General Assembly meeting in September, 2016 in New York. During the meeting Buhari requested from UN’s Secretary...
The United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon has urged all Member States to give their full backing to Secretary-General-designate Antonio Manuel de Guterres to continue the global mission...
A seven-member cross-regional group at the United Nations has urged the newly appointed UN Secretary General, Antonio Manuel de Guterres to be independent and avoid double standards when dealing with...
The United Nations has tasked all Governments and societies to break down the walls of poverty which today affects one billion people worldwide and the more than 800 million who endure hunger and...
12:30 a.m. The Russian military says that in the first day of the pause in fighting over the Syrian city of Aleppo, the corridors set up for civilians to escape the besieged city and for rebels to...
The United Nations General Assembly today (October 13,2016) formally appointed Mr. António Manuel de Guterres, the former Prime Minister of Portugal as the next United Nations Secretary-General, to...
Portugal’s former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres has been officially appointed as the next UN secretary general. Mr Guterres, 67, will become the world’s top diplomat on 1 January when Ban...
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly appointed former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres on Thursday as the ninth secretary-general of the world body for five years from Jan. 1,...
Russia on Tuesday (11 October) said that it would not be in favour of imposing arms embargo on South Sudan despite UN Chief Ban Ki-moon criticising President Salva Kiir's government in failing to...
It is quite bizarre that President Mahama does not seem to be fretted over the numerous bribery and corruption allegations that have been levelled against him. Apparently, the idiosyncratic...
The Socialist International says it is confident the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would win hands down the December 7 polls, following the expanded infrastructure development and provision of...
Portugal’s former prime minister Antonio Guterres was officially nominated by the UN Security Council on Thursday to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the next United Nations secretary-general. The 15-member...
The UN Security Council has unanimously nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next secretary general. The UN General Assembly is expected to meet next week to approve...
Antonio Guterres led the UNHCR through the major crises in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is poised to become the next UN secretary general, UN...
Analysis of satellite imagery taken after a deadly attack on an aid convoy in northern Syria last month shows that it was an air strike, a UN expert says. At least 18 people were killed when lorries...
Source: Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister Hanna Serwaa Tetteh has briefed Ghanaians working with the United Nations headquarters in...
Media captionShimon Peres was considered the last of Israel's founding fathers World leaders have hailed the vision of the late Israeli leader, Shimon Peres, as he is laid to rest three days after he...
Thousands of people are expected to pay their final respects to former Israeli Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres, who died at the age of 93. His coffin will lie in state in front of the...
