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The Saudi Arabian-led coalition declares a unilateral ceasefire in its military action against Houthi forces in Yemen. The ceasefire, which supports UN efforts to end the five-year-old war, will be effective Thursday.
2020-04-8

Clashes continue in Syria as United Nations observers are due to arrive in the country.
2012-04-15

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

A new United Nations estimate puts the death toll to date at 7,500.
2012-02-28

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls on the Syrian regime to "stop killing its own people".
2012-01-15

WikiLeaks spokesperson Julian Assange calls for the resignation of Hillary Clinton "if it can be shown that she was responsible for ordering U.S. diplomatic figures to engage in espionage in the United Nations, in violation of the international covenants to which the U.S. has signed up".
2010-12-2

Libya orders the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, to leave the country for unknown reasons.
2010-06-8

The United Nations commission investigating the events and circumstances surrounding the assassination of Benazir Bhutto submits its report which states that the murder was "avoidable" and the inquiry was bungled.
2010-04-16