Ban deplores Israeli decision to expand Jerusalem settlement

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon deplored the Israeli Government’s decision today to expand Jerusalem’s Gilo settlement, stressing that it was built on Palestinian territory occupied by Israel in the 1967 war.

Security Council calls on UN missions to help protect civilians from Ugandan rebels

The Security Council today called on United Nations missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan to coordinate strategies to protect civilians from the rebel Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which has killed, kidnapped and displaced thousands of people.

Security Council urges Malagasy leaders to hold elections, form Government

The Security Council today welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached by Madagascar’s current and former leaders, and urged the political forces to end months of internal strife with the establishment of a new Government.

Security Council calls on UN forces to help protect civilians from Ugandan rebels

The Security Council today called on United Nations missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan to coordinate strategies to protect civilians from the rebel Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which has killed, kidnapped and displaced thousands of people.

Property issues remain focus of UN-backed talks between Cypriot leaders

Property issues were once again the focus as Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders met today to continue United Nations-backed reunification talks.

UN tribunal clears two Rwandans accused of genocide, crimes against humanity

The United Nations-backed tribunal tasked with trying atrocities committed during the 1994 Rwandan massacre of ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus today acquitted a priest who had been charged with genocide and crimes against humanity, a day after it did the same in the case of the brother-in-law of the country’s former president.

Latest round of UN-backed Darfur peace talks resumes tomorrow in Qatar

United Nations-backed mediation talks aimed at bringing peace to the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur will resume tomorrow in Doha, Qatar, the world body announced today.

Over 117,000 displaced Bosnians kept from returning home by political disputes - UN

Political disputes in Bosnia and Herzegovina are impeding the return of over 117,000 people, dooming them to endure the consequences of wartime atrocities 14 years after the end of the Balkan conflict that drove them from their homes, an independent United Nations expert said today.

Ban names veteran British journalist as new spokesperson

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Martin Nesirky, a veteran journalist from the United Kingdom, as his new spokesperson.

Is NASA’s ‘paper rocket’ the year’s best invention?

Time magazine’s choice of the year’s best invention is causing an uproar in the space community