Sources: UN
Two United Nations peacekeepers are killed in a bomb attack north of Mopti. Shortly before that, militants kill two Malian soldiers in Gao Region. 2022-03-7
A Burundian UN peacekeeper is killed in a rebel ambush near Grimari in Ouaka, Central African Republic, acccording to MINUSCA. Two Bangladeshi peacekeepers are also wounded in the attack. 2021-01-15
The United Nations places sanctions on a North Korean ship for conducting fuel transfers in breach of UN sanctions. 2018-04-3
The United Nations advises that Yemeni peace talks will start on December 15. 2015-12-5
The United Nations appoints a three-member panel led by Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby to investigate alleged human rights breaches in North Korea. 2013-05-8
A United Nations official claims that Syrian government activities have caused "well over 7,500 deaths" in the Syrian uprising. 2012-02-29
An Iranian diplomat at the United Nations states that United States citizen Sarah Shourd will be released "very soon". 2010-09-9
Actor Don Cheadle is appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations environment agency during a ceremony in Rwanda to mark World Environment Day. 2010-06-5
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon requests an independent investigation in into the death of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and promises to help in any way he can. 2010-06-4
The United Nations tells Israel to end its blockade of Gaza, with Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes saying it is inappropriate for Israel to link this act to the imprisonment of a soldier. 2010-03-12