United Nations

Central African elections authority says aim is for polls to go ahead

The Central African Republic election authority said on Monday (December 28) that every effort was being made so that the…

United Nations to take measures to help stranded refugees at Greece-Macedonia border

The United Nation authorities will take measures to protect the stranded refugees and immigrants on the Greek border with Macedonia…

No slowdown in global warming, says UN panel chief

  (Reuters) -- Global warming has not paused, but more research is needed to understand the level that might cause…

France hands over climate conference venue to UN

(Courtesy CCTV) -- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Saturday handed over the key to Le Bourget to United Nations…

Implications of United Nations tribunal ruling on the South China Sea dispute

Last October 29, the permanent court of arbitration under the United Nations unanimously issued its award on jurisdiction and admissibility…

United Nations: Maintaining Peace since 1945

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 24) - World peace -  a cliched but very relevant answer when you ask people what this…

PHL Urges UN, Int’l Community to support peaceful resolution of disputes in the West Philippines Sea

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario urged the United Nations and the international community to continue supporting the…

Obama says Islamic State will be defeated

U.S. President Barack Obama chaired a meeting of a coalition of states fighting Islamic State militants at the United Nations…

Obama says countries pledge 30,000 troops, police for U.N.

U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Monday (September 28) that more than 50 states had pledged some 30,000 new troops…

U.N. concerned as tensions rise between North and South Korea

AUGUST 21 (Reuters) -- The United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General's associate spokesperson, Eri Kaneko, told reporters on Thursday (August 20)…

U.N. to vote on MH17 draft resolution

(Reuters) -- The U.N. Security Council is to vote on Wednesday (July 29) on a bid for an international tribunal…

IMF cuts global forecast for 2015

A new IMF report says a gradual recovery continues, but global growth is forecast to be slightly down for 2015,…

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