UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned that Syria risks a ”catastrophic civil war” following a massacre that sparked global outrage.
Ban Ki-moon heads to global climate talks on Tuesday warning that negotiators face a race against time to prevent the meeting ending in failure.
The UN called on richer governments on Monday to provide ,1-billion in 2010 to fund humanitarian assistance for 48-million people in 25 countries.
The UN secretary general says peacekeepers in Darfur are facing increasing threats from fighting between government forces and rebels.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged member nations Monday to reach a compromise ahead of a climate change summit in December.
Israel’s foreign minister has urged the UN not to send the Goldstone report on Gaza war crimes to the Security Council or the General Assembly.
A deal on who should hold the top posts in Madagascar’s power-sharing government faced collapse on Thursday.
The United Nations chief says Somalia’s transitional government has successfully rebuffed threats from extremist forces to overthrow it.
Information and communication technologies are ”vital” in tackling climate change, United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
China and the US will seek to revive stalled negotiations on a new pact to combat global warming at a UN summit on Tuesday.
The armed forces in Madagascar on Friday rejected a call from the opposition to head a unity government and said politicians should resolve the crisis
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Madagascar’s leaders to stick to a power-sharing deal struck last month.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon responded to Norwegian criticism of his leadership on Monday by saying he had his own style and charisma.
Failure to act quickly on climate change could eventually lead to violence and mass unrest as global weather patterns drastically change.
The international community has few options left for Burma after the UN secretary general’s failure last week to engage the recalcitrant regime.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ended a mission to Burma on Saturday saying he was ”deeply disappointed”.
Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday he was ”deeply disappointed” that Burma’s top general had rejected his request to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday toured Sri Lanka’s largest war displaced persons camp, amid concerns for 300 000 Tamils left homeless.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the incoming Israeli right-wing government to freeze settlements.
The United Nations human rights office will examine whether Sudan’s decision to expel aid groups constitutes a breach of basic human rights.
