Poll: Ban Ki-moon Leads Over Other Likely Presidential Candidates in South Korea

Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gains higher popular support compared to the over candidates for South Korean presidency, a poll said Monday.

L’ONU reconnaît que des Casques bleus ont introduit le choléra en Haïti

L'ONU a présenté pour la première fois ses excuses aux Haïtiens pour son rôle dans l'épidémie de choléra qui ravage le pays, sans toutefois reconnaitre sa responsabilité juridique.

UN hails 'significant progress' in Cyprus talks

The Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have made "significant progress" in talks over the reunification of Cyprus, the United Nations has said.

Ban tells Greek-, Turkish-Cypriot leaders that an agreement is within reach

The UN Secretary-General said on Monday that Cyprus is at a critical juncture to reunite the island and encouraged both its Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leadership to work hard in order to reach an agreement.

UN chief tours Haiti to take stock of damage from Hurricane Matthew

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Haiti on Saturday to tour the regions devastated by Hurricane Matthew in early October.

UN chief appalled by 'chilling' attacks in Syria. Mr Ban cited reports

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was appalled by the "chilling" upsurge in fighting in Aleppo and warned that the use of advanced weaponry in Syria's battleground city could amount to war crimes.

El presidente filipino al jefe de la ONU: "Eres un tonto más"

La lista de los líderes ofendidos por el presidente filipino Rodrigo Duterte se ha engrosado con el secretario general de la ONU, Ban Ki-moon, tildado de "tonto " por el polémico mandatario.

UN report: Assad’s troops and the ISIS "militants" in Syria used chemical weapons

UN Secretary-General ban Ki-moon sent to the UN Security Council third report of the joint mission of the Organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations to investigate cases of chemical weapons use in Syria. It reports on the results of the investigation into nine incidents involving toxic substances.

President of Philippines threatens UN withdrawal

President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to withdraw the Philippines from the United Nations, as he launched another profanity-laced tirade against the organisation for criticising his bloody war on crime.

Duterte Slams UN for 'Interfering' in Philippine Drug War

The brash-talking Philippine president criticized the United Nations on Wednesday for condemning the spate of killings of suspected drug criminals in his country while allegedly keeping silent on deadlier violence in the Middle East.

UN Condemns Deadly Airstrike on Yemen School

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen that killed 10 "people" Saturday.

Iran Says UN Betrayed Yemeni children by De-listing Saudi Arabia

Iran said the United Nations (UN)’s decision to temporarily reverse the blacklisting of Saudi Arabia for killing Yemeni children amounts to a betrayal of the defenseless minors.

Ban Ki-Moon : Arab coalition removed from child blacklist

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced Tuesday the removal of the Saudi-led Arab coalition from a blacklist of those causing the deaths of hundreds of children in Yemen.

Iran rejects UN report as 'imbalanced, biased'

Iran said Monday that the UN report on the implementation of nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, known as the JCPOA, is "imbalanced and biased," official IRNA news agency said.

In a first, candidates for UN chief to be in televised debate

UN: Ten of the 12 candidates who have announced their bids to replace UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will take part in a first-ever "globally televised" debate.

South Sudan's warring factions declare ceasefire

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has declared a "unilateral ceasefire and cessation of hostilities", and ordered government troops to "disengage" from fighting rival forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar, following days of violence that left hundreds dead.

UN chief "strongly criticizes" Israeli decision to advance settlement plans in West Bank, East Jerusalem

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday strongly criticized an Israeli decision to advance settlement plans in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem, reiterating that "settlements are illegal under international law."

Russia calls for more efforts to settle crises in Syria, Libya, Yemen

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon are convinced in the need to exert additional efforts to settle the crises in Syria, Libya and Yemen, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday after a meeting of diplomats held on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

France could help defuse tensions following a U.N. decision to remove the "coalition" from a [black]list of child rights violators.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault called Friday for calm to resolve an angry row between Saudi Arabia and the United Nations over the blacklisting of the Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemen...

20 Rights Groups Urge UN to Put Saudi-Led Coalition back on Blacklist

Twenty human rights groups urged UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday to put a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition back on a UN blacklist for killing and maiming children in Yemen because the evidence against it was “overwhelming.”