Sources: VOA
The United States vetoes a UN Security Council resolution supporting the State of Palestine joining the United Nations. The vote was 12 in favor, the United States opposed, and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland. 2024-04-18
The United Nations report that in 2017, more than 10,000 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the war. 2018-02-15
United Nations envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura appeals to the United States and Russia to intervene to help revive the failing Syrian peace talks. He stressed fighting needs to decrease for the talks to work, and that won't happen "without some sort of political solution on the horizon." 2016-04-28
North Korea demands an end to United Nations sanctions on the country as a condition for dialogue with the United States. 2013-04-18
Clashes continue in Syria as United Nations observers are due to arrive in the country. 2012-04-15
The United Nations will send experts on a government-led humanitarian mission. 2012-03-15
Syrian uprising: At least 45 women and children are killed and burned in Homs after the United Nations visited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to discuss the uprising. 2012-03-10
A United Nations official claims that Syrian government activities have caused "well over 7,500 deaths" in the Syrian uprising. 2012-02-29
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay calls for an immediate ceasefire and demands humanitarian access. 2012-02-28
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls on the Syrian regime to "stop killing its own people". 2012-01-15