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| Jan.3 |
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U.N.'s Syria death toll jumps dramatically to 60,000-plus |
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| Jan.10 |
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UN call to expedite Mali force |
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| Jan.14 |
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UN backs French Mali intervention
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| Jan.19 |
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Countries agree UN mercury rules |
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| Jan.22 |
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N Korea nuclear vow after UN acts North Korea has reacted angrily to a resolution condemning its recent rocket launch, pledging to strengthen military and nuclear capabilities
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| Jan.29 |
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Brahimi warns horror is 'unprecedented'
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| Jan.31 |
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U.N. report slams Israeli settlements |
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| Feb.1 |
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UN alarm at Mali army abuse claim
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| Feb.12 |
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North Korea test condemned at UN
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| Feb.21 |
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UN rejects Haiti cholera claims |
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| Mar.7 |
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U.N. passes new North Korea sanctions| The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday for tougher sanctions against North Korea. China, North Korea's key ally agreed to it | |
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| Mar.10 |
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Syria refugee numbers may soar - UN
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| Mar.12 |
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U.N.: Both Syrian rebels and government forces guilty |
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| Mar.21 |
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UN to probe N Korea rights abuses |
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| Apr.2 |
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North Korea crisis gone too far, says UN
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| Apr.4 |
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Ban fears Korea crisis consequences |
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| May.8 |
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Girls as young as 6 raped by Congo troops, UN says |
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| May.15 |
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UN urges Syria political transition |
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| May.28 |
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UN rights council to debate Syria
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| May.29 |
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UN mulls ethics of 'killer robots' |
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| Jun.1 |
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Case of imprisoned American-Iranian pastor taken to U.N. council |
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| Jun.5 |
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Susan Rice 'to get US security role' |
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| Jun.7 |
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UN launches record appeal for Syria |
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| Jun.12 |
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UN condemns Syria children killings
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| Jun.18 |
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Refugee numbers 'highest since 1994'
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| Jun.19 |
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At least 14 killed in attack on U.N. headquarters in Somalia |
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| Jun.25 |
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US envoy: Syria 'a stain' on UN |
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| Jul.12 |
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Taliban 'failed,' Malala says at U.N. Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl was shot by the Taliban for her efforts to promote education for girls
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| Jul.13 |
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UN peacekeepers killed in Darfur |
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| Jul.16 |
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Syria refugee crisis worst since Rwanda |
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| Jul.25 |
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Syria death toll rises above 100,000 |
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| Aug.5 |
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UN sends food aid to 38,000 N. Korea flood victims
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| Aug.13 |
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U.N. inspectors set to look over North Korean shipment
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| Aug.15 |
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UN calls for 'restraint' in Egypt
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UN weapons inspectors head to Syria |
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| Aug.21 |
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UN urges clarity over Syria attacks |
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| Aug.22 |
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UN chief calls for swift Syria probe
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| Aug.23 |
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Syrian child refugees reaches 1 million mark, UN says |
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| Aug.24 |
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UN official in Syria to press for probe into alleged chemical attack |
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UN official in Syria to press for probe into chemical attack |
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| Aug.25 |
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Syria to let UN inspect attack site
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UN team set to probe Syria attack |
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| Aug.26 |
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Syria: U.N. team comes under sniper fire 
Map of Moadamiyet al-Sham Syria| U.N. inspectors appear to have reached one of the areas of an alleged chemical weapons attack outside the Syrian capital | |
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| Aug.28 |
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Syria crisis: UK to put forward UN resolution
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| Aug.30 |
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UN team quits Syria as US weighs strike UN inspectors investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria have left Damascus
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UN experts reportedly visit military hospital |
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| Sep.2 |
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More than 2m have fled Syria - UN | More than two million Syrians are now refugees, with the total going up by half a million in the past three months, the UN refugee agency has said | |
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| Sep.10 |
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France floats tough UN Syria move
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Disputes flare over UN Syria resolution A Russian plan for Syria's chemical weapons to be put under international control has sparked immediate disputes over resolutions at the United...
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| Sep.11 |
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UN powers discuss Syria proposal |
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| Sep.13 |
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UN to confirm chemical use in Syria
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| Sep.15 |
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UN chemical weapons inspectors submit Syria report |
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| Sep.16 |
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UN confirms sarin attack in Syria
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| Sep.17 |
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UN powers discuss Syria resolution |
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| Sep.18 |
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U.N. chemical weapons inspectors to return to Syria U.N. investigators are planning to return to Syria to follow up on more allegations of chemical weapons use
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UN to get Syria evidence - Russia
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| Sep.20 |
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Diplomats protest over West Bank clash |
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| Sep.23 |
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Human role in warming 'more certain' - UN climate chief |
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Iran to hold nuclear talks at UN |
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| Sep.24 |
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U.S., Iranian presidents share U.N. spotlight Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that nuclear weapons have no place in his country's security
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| Sep.25 |
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Iran ready for talks, says president |
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UN weapons inspectors return to Syria |
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| Sep.26 |
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US and Russia agree Syria UN draft Russia and the US have agreed a draft UN resolution on ridding Syria of chemical weapons, diplomats say
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High-level Iran nuclear talks at UN
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| Sep.27 |
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Panel: Man-made warming 95% likely
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UN adopts Syria chemical resolution The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a binding resolution on ridding Syria of chemical weapons
| The 15-member body backed the draft document agreed earlier by Russia and the US. The deal breaks a two-and-a-half year deadlock in the UN over Syria, where fighting between government forces and rebels rages on
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| Sep.30 |
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Syrian foreign minister: 'There is no civil war'
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UN reports refugees from Congo war swelling |
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| Oct.1 |
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Netanyahu: Don't be duped by Rouhani
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| Oct.8 |
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Ban: Syria mission 'unprecedented'
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| Oct.9 |
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U.N. sued for 'bringing cholera to Haiti' |
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| Oct.10 |
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US and UN decry Libyan PM abduction The US, UK and France, along with the UN, have condemned the brief abduction of and pledged their support for its transition to democracy
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| Oct.16 |
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UN to elect 5 new Security Council members |
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UN Mali force 'needs more troops' |
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| Oct.18 |
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Saudi Arabia nixes Security Council offer The U.N. Security Council is riddled with double standards and has failed the Middle East, Saudi Arabia said as it rejected an offer to join the body
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UN 'not notified' of Saudi snub |
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| Nov.1 |
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Germany and Brazil in UN spy draft |
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| Nov.4 |
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UN aid chief says 40% of Syrians in need of assistance Some 9.3 million people in Syria - or about 40% of the population - now need outside assistance, UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has said
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| Nov.12 |
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UN launches Philippines aid appeal The UN has launched an appeal for $301m to help relief efforts in typhoon-hit areas of the Philippines
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Afghanistan opium harvest at record high - UNODC Afghan opium cultivation has reached a record level, with more than 200,000 hectares planted with the poppy for the first time
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| Nov.18 |
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CAR communal violence spiralling out control
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| Nov.25 |
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Call for UN action on CAR 'chaos' The UN deputy secretary general has called for urgent action in the Central African Republic (CAR), warning it is descending into 'complete ...
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| Dec.2 |
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UN implicates Assad in war crimes The human rights chief has said an inquiry has produced evidence that war crimes were authorised at the 'highest level', including by Assad
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Execution-style killings surge in Iraq, U.N. says
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| Dec.5 |
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U.N. approves Central African Republic peacekeeping force Months after a coup escalated chaos and violence, the council unanimously approved the deployment of African and French forces there
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| Dec.12 |
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Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader despite U.N. objections| The execution came after the country's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence against Abdul Quader Mollah, state-run news agency reported | |
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| Dec.16 |
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UN launches record Syria aid appeal
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| Dec.19 |
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South Sudan attackers storm UN base Map of Jonglei Southern Sudan The United Nations says it fears casualties after attackers forced their way into a peacekeeping base in South Sudan's Jonglei state
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| Dec.23 |
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UN seeks to boost South Sudan force UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged the Security Council to add 5,500 UN troops to the 7,000-strong force in South Sudan, amid escalating fighting...
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| Dec.26 |
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UN renews South Sudan peace plea The UN has renewed its call for rival forces in South Sudan to lay down their arms and says it expects the first UN reinforcements to arrive...
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.3 |
U.N.'s Syria death toll jumps dramatically to 60,000-plus |
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| Jan.10 |
UN call to expedite Mali force |
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| Jan.14 |
UN backs French Mali intervention
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| Feb.1 |
UN alarm at Mali army abuse claim
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| Mar.10 |
Syria refugee numbers may soar - UN
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| Mar.12 |
U.N.: Both Syrian rebels and government forces guilty |
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| May.8 |
Girls as young as 6 raped by Congo troops, UN says |
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| May.29 |
UN mulls ethics of 'killer robots' |
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| Jun.12 |
UN condemns Syria children killings
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| Jun.19 |
At least 14 killed in attack on U.N. headquarters in Somalia |
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| Jul.13 |
UN peacekeepers killed in Darfur |
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| Jul.16 |
Syria refugee crisis worst since Rwanda |
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| Jul.25 |
Syria death toll rises above 100,000 |
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| Aug.13 |
U.N. inspectors set to look over North Korean shipment
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| Aug.15 |
UN weapons inspectors head to Syria |
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| Aug.21 |
UN urges clarity over Syria attacks |
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| Aug.22 |
UN chief calls for swift Syria probe
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| Aug.23 |
Syrian child refugees reaches 1 million mark, UN says |
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| Aug.24 |
UN official in Syria to press for probe into alleged chemical attack |
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| Aug.24 |
UN official in Syria to press for probe into chemical attack |
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| Aug.25 |
Syria to let UN inspect attack site
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| Aug.25 |
UN team set to probe Syria attack |
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| Aug.26 |
Syria: U.N. team comes under sniper fire Map of Moadamiyet al-Sham Syria| U.N. inspectors appear to have reached one of the areas of an alleged chemical weapons attack outside the Syrian capital | |
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| Aug.30 |
UN team quits Syria as US weighs strike UN inspectors investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria have left Damascus
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| Aug.30 |
UN experts reportedly visit military hospital |
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| Sep.2 |
More than 2m have fled Syria - UN | More than two million Syrians are now refugees, with the total going up by half a million in the past three months, the UN refugee agency has said | |
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| Sep.13 |
UN to confirm chemical use in Syria
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| Sep.15 |
UN chemical weapons inspectors submit Syria report |
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| Sep.16 |
UN confirms sarin attack in Syria
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| Sep.18 |
U.N. chemical weapons inspectors to return to Syria U.N. investigators are planning to return to Syria to follow up on more allegations of chemical weapons use
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| Sep.18 |
UN to get Syria evidence - Russia
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| Sep.25 |
UN weapons inspectors return to Syria |
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| Sep.27 |
UN adopts Syria chemical resolution The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a binding resolution on ridding Syria of chemical weapons
| The 15-member body backed the draft document agreed earlier by Russia and the US. The deal breaks a two-and-a-half year deadlock in the UN over Syria, where fighting between government forces and rebels rages on
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| Sep.30 |
Syrian foreign minister: 'There is no civil war'
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| Sep.30 |
UN reports refugees from Congo war swelling |
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| Oct.8 |
Ban: Syria mission 'unprecedented'
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| Oct.16 |
UN Mali force 'needs more troops' |
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| Nov.4 |
UN aid chief says 40% of Syrians in need of assistance Some 9.3 million people in Syria - or about 40% of the population - now need outside assistance, UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has said
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| Nov.25 |
Call for UN action on CAR 'chaos' The UN deputy secretary general has called for urgent action in the Central African Republic (CAR), warning it is descending into 'complete ...
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| Dec.2 |
UN implicates Assad in war crimes The human rights chief has said an inquiry has produced evidence that war crimes were authorised at the 'highest level', including by Assad
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| Dec.5 |
U.N. approves Central African Republic peacekeeping force Months after a coup escalated chaos and violence, the council unanimously approved the deployment of African and French forces there
|
| Dec.19 |
South Sudan attackers storm UN base Map of Jonglei Southern Sudan The United Nations says it fears casualties after attackers forced their way into a peacekeeping base in South Sudan's Jonglei state
|
| Dec.23 |
UN seeks to boost South Sudan force UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged the Security Council to add 5,500 UN troops to the 7,000-strong force in South Sudan, amid escalating fighting...
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| Dec.26 |
UN renews South Sudan peace plea The UN has renewed its call for rival forces in South Sudan to lay down their arms and says it expects the first UN reinforcements to arrive...
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.29 |
Brahimi warns horror is 'unprecedented'
|
| Feb.21 |
UN rejects Haiti cholera claims |
|
| Jul.16 |
Syria refugee crisis worst since Rwanda |
|
| Aug.5 |
UN sends food aid to 38,000 N. Korea flood victims
|
| Oct.9 |
U.N. sued for 'bringing cholera to Haiti' |
|
| Nov.12 |
UN launches Philippines aid appeal The UN has launched an appeal for $301m to help relief efforts in typhoon-hit areas of the Philippines
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|
| 2013 |
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| May.8 |
Girls as young as 6 raped by Congo troops, UN says |
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| Jul.12 |
Taliban 'failed,' Malala says at U.N. Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl was shot by the Taliban for her efforts to promote education for girls
|
| Oct.10 |
US and UN decry Libyan PM abduction The US, UK and France, along with the UN, have condemned the brief abduction of and pledged their support for its transition to democracy
|
| Nov.12 |
Afghanistan opium harvest at record high - UNODC Afghan opium cultivation has reached a record level, with more than 200,000 hectares planted with the poppy for the first time
|
| Nov.18 |
CAR communal violence spiralling out control
|
| Dec.2 |
Execution-style killings surge in Iraq, U.N. says
|
| Dec.12 |
Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader despite U.N. objections| The execution came after the country's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence against Abdul Quader Mollah, state-run news agency reported | |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.10 |
UN call to expedite Mali force |
|
| Jan.14 |
UN backs French Mali intervention
|
| Jan.19 |
Countries agree UN mercury rules |
|
| Jan.22 |
N Korea nuclear vow after UN acts North Korea has reacted angrily to a resolution condemning its recent rocket launch, pledging to strengthen military and nuclear capabilities
|
| Jan.29 |
Brahimi warns horror is 'unprecedented'
|
| Jan.31 |
U.N. report slams Israeli settlements |
|
| Feb.12 |
North Korea test condemned at UN
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| Mar.7 |
U.N. passes new North Korea sanctions| The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday for tougher sanctions against North Korea. China, North Korea's key ally agreed to it | |
|
| Mar.21 |
UN to probe N Korea rights abuses |
|
| Apr.2 |
North Korea crisis gone too far, says UN
|
| Apr.4 |
Ban fears Korea crisis consequences |
|
| May.15 |
UN urges Syria political transition |
|
| May.28 |
UN rights council to debate Syria
|
| Jun.1 |
Case of imprisoned American-Iranian pastor taken to U.N. council |
|
| Jun.5 |
Susan Rice 'to get US security role' |
|
| Jun.7 |
UN launches record appeal for Syria |
|
| Jun.18 |
Refugee numbers 'highest since 1994'
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| Jun.25 |
US envoy: Syria 'a stain' on UN |
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| Aug.5 |
UN sends food aid to 38,000 N. Korea flood victims
|
| Aug.15 |
UN calls for 'restraint' in Egypt
|
| Aug.22 |
UN chief calls for swift Syria probe
|
| Aug.28 |
Syria crisis: UK to put forward UN resolution
|
| Sep.10 |
France floats tough UN Syria move
|
| Sep.10 |
Disputes flare over UN Syria resolution A Russian plan for Syria's chemical weapons to be put under international control has sparked immediate disputes over resolutions at the United...
|
| Sep.11 |
UN powers discuss Syria proposal |
|
| Sep.13 |
UN to confirm chemical use in Syria
|
| Sep.16 |
UN confirms sarin attack in Syria
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| Sep.17 |
UN powers discuss Syria resolution |
|
| Sep.18 |
UN to get Syria evidence - Russia
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| Sep.20 |
Diplomats protest over West Bank clash |
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| Sep.23 |
Human role in warming 'more certain' - UN climate chief |
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| Sep.23 |
Iran to hold nuclear talks at UN |
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| Sep.24 |
U.S., Iranian presidents share U.N. spotlight Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that nuclear weapons have no place in his country's security
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| Sep.25 |
Iran ready for talks, says president |
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| Sep.26 |
US and Russia agree Syria UN draft Russia and the US have agreed a draft UN resolution on ridding Syria of chemical weapons, diplomats say
|
| Sep.26 |
High-level Iran nuclear talks at UN
|
| Sep.27 |
Panel: Man-made warming 95% likely
|
| Sep.27 |
UN adopts Syria chemical resolution The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a binding resolution on ridding Syria of chemical weapons
| The 15-member body backed the draft document agreed earlier by Russia and the US. The deal breaks a two-and-a-half year deadlock in the UN over Syria, where fighting between government forces and rebels rages on
|
| |
|
| Sep.30 |
Syrian foreign minister: 'There is no civil war'
|
| Oct.1 |
Netanyahu: Don't be duped by Rouhani
|
| Oct.8 |
Ban: Syria mission 'unprecedented'
|
| Oct.9 |
U.N. sued for 'bringing cholera to Haiti' |
|
| Oct.10 |
US and UN decry Libyan PM abduction The US, UK and France, along with the UN, have condemned the brief abduction of and pledged their support for its transition to democracy
|
| Oct.16 |
UN to elect 5 new Security Council members |
|
| Oct.18 |
Saudi Arabia nixes Security Council offer The U.N. Security Council is riddled with double standards and has failed the Middle East, Saudi Arabia said as it rejected an offer to join the body
|
| Oct.18 |
UN 'not notified' of Saudi snub |
|
| Nov.1 |
Germany and Brazil in UN spy draft |
|
| Nov.4 |
UN aid chief says 40% of Syrians in need of assistance Some 9.3 million people in Syria - or about 40% of the population - now need outside assistance, UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has said
|
| Nov.12 |
UN launches Philippines aid appeal The UN has launched an appeal for $301m to help relief efforts in typhoon-hit areas of the Philippines
|
| Dec.2 |
UN implicates Assad in war crimes The human rights chief has said an inquiry has produced evidence that war crimes were authorised at the 'highest level', including by Assad
|
| Dec.12 |
Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader despite U.N. objections| The execution came after the country's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence against Abdul Quader Mollah, state-run news agency reported | |
|
| Dec.16 |
UN launches record Syria aid appeal
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