Sources: BBC
The United Nations' International Organization for Migration reports that 38 people died when a boat, which has carried around 66 Ethiopian migrants, has sank off Godoria, Djibouti, a day before while on its way to Yemen. At least six more are still missing and presumed dead. 2024-04-9
The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization confirms that a record high temperature of 18.3 °C (64.9 °F) has been recorded in Antarctica at the Esperanza Base. 2021-07-1
The United Nations reports the discovery of five "likely" mass graves in Blukwa Centre and Maze-Waliba in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo. 2018-04-26
The United Nations finds Iran's firing of a medium-range ballistic missile in October violated a June 2010 resolution banning the Islamic Republic from launches capable of delivering nuclear weapons. The test was not technically a violation of the July nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers. It's not known if the Security Council will take any action. 2015-12-15
The United Nations states that the death toll of the ongoing Syrian civil war has exceeded 100,000. 2013-07-25
Russia and China veto a United Nations Security Council resolution threatening sanctions against Syria. 11 nations vote in favour while Pakistan and South Africa abstain. 2012-07-19
The United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay condemns the "shocking" use of force against protesters. 2011-03-17
The United Nations says pirates off the coast of Somalia are "outperforming" an international effort to stop them. 2010-11-10
The United Nations estimates on a preliminary basis that at least 2,000 tents were damaged or destroyed in the storm that struck Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince. 2010-09-25
The United Nations investigates reports of a possible massacre of 100 people by Ugandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2010-05-2