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The United Nations expresses concern about heavy fighting in Shan State, noting that over 30,000 people have been displaced thus far.
2023-11-6

Sweden hosts the United Nations Security Council in Backåkra where the Syrian conflict is discussed by diplomats at a rare meeting outside the UN's New York headquarters.
2018-04-21

The United Nations believes that at least 239 migrants drowned in shipwrecks near the coast of Libya.
2016-11-3

Olivier Salgado, a spokesman for the U.N. mission in Mali, says at least 19 people were killed in the attack along with two of the attackers. Earlier reports indicated that 27 people died.
2015-11-21

Government forces backed by the Arab coalition capture Marib Dam, one of the Houthi militant’s remaining strongholds in Marib Governorate, opening the path to a key highway leading to Sana'a.
2015-09-28

A car bomb explodes behind a military hospital in the Yemeni capital Sana'a causing 28 casualties. Islamic State has claimed responsibility.
2015-06-29

The United Nations International Court of Justice rules that Japan's Antarctic whaling program is not scientific but commercial and forbids grants of further permits.
2014-03-31

The United Nations expresses concern over the historical city of Timbuktu.
2012-06-28

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

The United Nations Special Rapporteur to Burma Tomas Quintana calls for investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated against Burmese civilians.
2010-03-12