The UN said on Friday that the number of deaths in Sri Lanka’s civil war in recent months was ”unacceptably high”, but declined to give figures.
Fierce battles in Mogadishu forced about 8 000 people to flee the Somali capital in one day, the United Nations said on Sunday.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday toured Sri Lanka’s largest war displaced persons camp, amid concerns for 300 000 Tamils left homeless.
The United Nations has accused Sri Lankan authorities of blocking access to civilians trapped in the former war zone.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday welcomed the election of the United States to the top United Nations rights forum.
The UN condemned a ”bloodbath” in Sri Lanka on Monday after two days of shelling that a government doctor said killed 1 000 civilians.
Israeli plans to withdraw troops from part of a divided village on the Lebanese border are a ploy, Lebanon’s prime minister said on Monday.
South Africa’s ambassador to the UN, Dumisani Kumalo, has returned home after the country’s tenure as a non-permanent member of the Security Council.
The Darfur war has gone from intense fighting in 2004 when tens of thousands were killed to ”a low-intensity conflict” with about 150 deaths a month.
Sri Lanka must put in practice its latest pledge not to use heavy weapons as it fights the Tamil Tiger rebels, the UN said on Monday.
At the UN Climate Change Convention talks held in Bonn recently 192 countries met to discuss long-term cooperative action to address climate change.
The world’s largest UN peacekeeping effort risks unraveling in the the DRC, hampered by the potential loss of more than a quarter of its troops
The UN on Friday appointed Richard Goldstone to lead a high-level mission to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the incoming Israeli right-wing government to freeze settlements.
The UN atomic watchdog was to hold a crunch ballot on Friday to elect its new chief, a day after the candidates failed to win a clear lead.
The United Nations is guarding Madagascar’s opposition leader and the country’s defence minister quit on Tuesday after just a month in the job.
Fears were mounting on Friday of a new humanitarian disaster in Darfur after Sudan ordered the expulsion of aid agencies.
Madagascan security forces attempted to arrest opposition leader Andry Rajoelina on Friday, heightening tensions between police and protesters.
The United Nations human rights office will examine whether Sudan’s decision to expel aid groups constitutes a breach of basic human rights.
United Nations peacekeepers are worried by a military build-up along the Sudan-Chad border, a top official said on Monday.
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/ 26 February 2009
Kenyan police are a law unto themselves and often execute criminal suspects and other individuals with impunity, a UN expert said on Wednesday.
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/ 24 February 2009
UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived on Tuesday in South Africa, where he is expected to discuss the crisis in Zimbabwe with President Kgalema Motlanthe.
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/ 19 February 2009
About 150 Somali refugees a day are fleeing to neighbouring Ethiopia to escape violence and poverty in their country, according to the UN.
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/ 16 February 2009
A UN official began investigations on Monday into alleged brutality by Kenyan security forces, including accusations of summary executions by police.
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/ 16 February 2009
Pakistani insurgents holding a US citizen working for the UN said on Monday they would extend the deadline given for the hostage’s execution.
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/ 16 February 2009
Cambodia’s United Nations-backed war crimes court on Monday made final preparations for its long-awaited first public trial of a Khmer Rouge leader.
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/ 9 February 2009
An alleged proof-of-life video raised hopes on Sunday over the fate of two Canadian diplomats who were kidnapped almost eight weeks ago in Niger.
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/ 7 February 2009
The United Nations was on Saturday awaiting the promised return of hundreds of tonnes of food aid for Gaza that was "mistakenly" seized by Hamas.
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/ 6 February 2009
Sri Lankan troops on Friday captured more Tamil Tiger bases, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon raised fresh concerns for civilians trapped in the war zone.
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/ 6 February 2009
The African Union imposed sanctions on Thursday on the junta that overthrew the government and seized power in Mauritania last August.
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/ 4 February 2009
A senior British officer serving in Afghanistan has been arrested on suspicion of leaking official secrets, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
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/ 4 February 2009
An aid group working in eastern DRC is condemning United Nations peacekeepers for not protecting civilians attacked by Ugandan rebels.