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The World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations reports an average global temperature of about 1.15{{nbsp}}°C above pre-industrial levels in 2022, confirming that the last eight years were the highest temperatures recorded on Earth since records began.
2023-01-12

Shells fired by Houthi forces have killed at least 18 people near the southern port city of Aden, meanwhile United Nations officials have warned that a deadly dengue fever outbreak is rapidly gaining pace in the war-torn country.
2015-07-1

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay condemns both Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip and Hamas for "indiscriminate attacks" on Israel, and warns that war crimes may have been committed.
2014-07-23

After a three-year trial, a U.N. tribunal in The Hague acquits two former Serbian security officials accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 1990s Bosnian War.
2013-05-30

U.S. military drone attacks carried out by the CIA on Pakistan raise serious legal questions, announces United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay at the end of a fact-finding visit to Pakistan.
2012-06-7

The United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay condemns the "shocking" use of force against protesters.
2011-03-17

Thousands of people gather in front of the United Nations in New York City to support the anti-government protests.
2011-01-29

Omar Suleiman is sworn in as Vice President of Egypt, the first person to hold the office under President Hosni Mubarak, who has reigned for 30 years.
2011-01-29

United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay requests an investigation into possible involvement of officials in the abduction of around 40 Central American migrants, including women and children, from a cargo train in Oaxaca.
2011-01-21

The United Nations says there has been "no material change" for people in Gaza since Israel announced it was easing its economic blockade. An Israeli spokesman stated that the reason for the blockade was "because the territory has been overtaken by a declared terror movement.
2010-11-11