UNESCO demands crisis meet over Iraq heritage destruction
The head of the United Nations' cultural agency demanded an emergency meeting of the world body's Security Council.
UN Security Council calls for stepping up Yemen talks
The UN Security Council called for the stepping up of UN-brokered talks on ending a growing crisis in Yemen.
UN chief seeks action on Syria sieges, barrel bombs
Denouncing a business-as-usual approach to Syria, UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for urgent action to lift sieges on civilians and to end barrel bomb attacks.
Ban Ki-moon condemns Copenhagen attacks
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the deadly attacks in Copenhagen and called on society to stand up for tolerance and free expression.
UN Security Council to meet Sunday on Ukraine ceasefire
The UN Security Council is expected to meet on Sunday for an emergency session to shore up the Minsk ceasefire deal for east Ukraine.
Mexico bristles at UN criticism over disappearances
The Mexican government bristled at a UN committee's findings that disappearances are widespread in the country and the authorities lack precise numbers of missing people.
UN chief urges action on Ukraine peace roadmap
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Russia and Ukraine to follow through on a ceasefire and other commitments to end the 10-month war in east Ukraine.
UN Security Council seeks to choke off Islamic State funds
The UN Security Council is set to adopt a resolution aimed at choking off millions of dollars in earnings from oil sales.
UN opens GDO in Almaty; More UN agencies want hub offices in Kazakhstan
UN agencies are interested in opening hub offices in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
UN pulls support to DR Congo operation
The United Nations is temporarily pulling support to the Democratic Republic of Congo's planned military operation to drive out rebels.
Yemen's Hadi must be restored as president: UN chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for the restoration to power in Yemen of Western-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi after Huthi militia seized power.
UN Security Council aims to dry up IS group financing
The UN Security Council plans to adopt a resolution next week aimed at halting funding to Islamic State militants from oil, antique trafficking and ransoms.
UN chief wants more peacekeepers for CAR
UN chief Ban Ki-moon is seeking to boost the UN force in the Central African Republic by 1,030 peacekeepers as the country prepares for elections.
Russia pushes UN to cut off Islamic State funds
Russia is making a push at the United Nations for a new resolution to choke off funding from oil sales to the Islamic State group.
Top UN court to rule on Balkans genocide claims
The UN's highest court started delivering its ruling in a long-running genocide case between Croatia and Serbia.
UN Security Council demands Islamic State hostages freed
The UN Security Council demanded the immediate release of all hostages held by the Islamic State group.
UN council condemns 'heinous' Japanese hostage murder
The UN Security Council condemned the "heinous and cowardly" murder of a Japanese journalist, after Islamic State militants claimed his beheading.
Attack on Ukraine's Mariupol targeted civilians: UN
A rocket attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol that killed 30 people at the weekend deliberately targeted civilians and the perpetrators must be brought to justice.
UN Security Council to meet on Ukraine crisis after deadly clashes
The UN Security Council will hold a special meeting on the violence in eastern Ukraine.
UN Security Council to meet on Yemen crisis
The UN Security Council will hold closed-door meetings Monday on the crisis that has left Yemen in a political vacuum.