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Palestinians welcome U.N. vote on Israel’s occupation as ‘a victory’

The Palestinians on Saturday welcomed a vote by the United Nations General Assembly requesting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provide an opinion...

U.N. urges Musk to safeguard human rights at Twitter

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Saturday issued an open letter to Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, urging...

U.N. chief pledges support for denuclearization of North Korea

In Seoul for meetings with South Korean leaders, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said he fully supports efforts to completely denuclearize North...

Two million children at risk of starvation in Horn of Africa – U.N. aid chief

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday that close to 2 million children are at risk of starving to death as the Horn...

Khashoggi inquiry has sought access to Saudi consulate, kingdom

'A three-member legal and forensic panel would seek to establish “states’ and individuals’ responsibilities” for the killing.

U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing anti-Israel bias

WASHINGTON: The United States withdrew from a “hypocritical and self-serving” United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday over what it called chronic bias against...

Two-thirds of U.N. Security Council upset by non-implementation of Mideast resolution

UNITED NATIONS: Two-thirds of the United Nations Security Council expressed “profound concern” on Monday that a 2016 resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement...

U.N. Security Council delays vote on Syria ceasefire resolution

UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT: The U.N. Security Council on Friday delayed a vote on a demand for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, where pro-government warplanes have...

Democracy in Pakistan is stable and secure: Maleeha Lodhi

Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi stated that there was a national consensus in the country that it's future lay in democracy, ARY News reported.

India furious as China blocks U.N. blacklisting of militant chief

China has put a hold on India's request to add the head of the Pakistani militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad to the United Nations' al Qaeda-Islamic State blacklist, U.N. diplomats said on Friday, eliciting an angry reaction from the Indian government.

U.N. invites warring parties to Syria talks this week

The United Nations invited Syria's government and opposition to peace talks in Geneva on Friday, but Saudi-backed opponents of President Bashar al-Assad have yet to decide whether to drop their objections to taking part.

U.N. council plans emergency meeting on reported North Korea nuclear test

The U.N. Security Council is planning to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss North Korea's reported test of a hydrogen bomb, the U.S. mission to the United Nations said.

Child death rates cut by half, but U.N. target missed

LONDON: Children are half as likely to die before their fifth birthday now than they were in 1990, researchers said on Wednesday, but a United Nations target has not been met.

At least nine killed in bomb attack on U.N. vehicle in Somalia

MOGADISHU: Two Kenyans and seven Somali guards were killed in a bomb attack on a vehicle carrying workers to the United Nations compound in Garowe in the Somali region of Puntland on Monday, police said.

Farhan Akhtar speaks for gender equality at U.N

Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar voiced the need for highlighting gender equality and ending violence against women through awareness.

Belarus diplomat worries topless, mayo-throwing women could disrupt U.N

UNITED NATIONS : A Belarusian delegate at a United Nations disarmament forum warned fellow diplomats about an unusual type of weapon: jars of mayonnaise being thrown by topless women during discussions about war and peace.

Pakistan's Malala adds a Grammy to her list of awards

Pakistani social activist and inspirational teen Malala Yusufzai added to her list of illustrious awards a Grammy statue.

Syrians largest refugee group after Palestinians: U.N.

GENEVA: Syrians have overtaken Afghans as the largest refugee population aside from Palestinians, fleeing to more than 100 countries to escape war in their homeland, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

U.N. urges Pakistan to refrain from resuming executions

GENEVA: The U.N. human rights office appealed to Pakistan on Friday to refrain from resuming executions after the massacre of 141 people in a Peshawar school, saying this would not stop terrorism and might even feed a "cycle of revenge".

One in 500 people living with no nationality: report

One in 500 people globally has no nationality, experts said on Monday, a far higher estimate than that used by the United Nations which last month launched a major campaign to eradicate statelessness in a decade.

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