‘2015 can and must be time for global action,’ Ban declares, briefing UN Assembly on year’s priorities

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs the General Assembly on the UN’s priorities. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe 8 January…

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In Liberia, UN Ebola mission chief commends progress, warns against ‘complacency’

Head of UNMEER Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (second right) meets in Monrovia with Special Representative for…

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Journalists butchered in Paris

The attack against journalists in Paris in which 10 people were killed and two police officers,…

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UN health agency says no Ebola detected in Iraq, calls reports of cases ‘rumours

Photo: WHO/C. Banluta 6 January 2015 – Despite reports of Ebola cases in Mosul in several…

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Koreea de Nord este rezerva nucleara?

Koreaa de Nord are o istorie destul de interesanta ca sa putem deslusi eventualul sfarsit al…

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Courage of Ebola health workers should inspire greater efforts by all, says Ban

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) stands with Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone, seen here showing their hospital…

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Taliban attack on Pakistan school an act of ‘horror and rank cowardice’, says UN chief

Pupil of a primary school class in Pakistan. Photo: UNESCO/Akhtar Soomro 16 December 2014 – United…

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Este folositoare caderea rublei pentru Romania?

Embargoul   economic si de orice forma ar fi impus el trebuie perfectionat ca metoda.  Scaderea…

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UN capacities ‘pushed to the limit’ in 2014, Ban says in year-end wrap-up

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses journalists at UN Headquarters. UN Photo/Mark Garten 17 December 2014 – After…

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Ebola: UN says health workers in Sierra Leone to receive hazard pay using mobile money

Ambulance depot near an emergency response centre, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Ambulances and drivers have to…

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Future of Israeli-Palestinian peace ‘more uncertain than ever,’ warns senior UN officia

An Israeli Security Forces vehicle lights a gate in the security fence that separates farmers in…

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Scale-up in effective malaria control dramatically reduces deaths

9 DECEMBER 2014 ¦ GENEVA – The number of people dying from malaria has fallen dramatically…

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