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Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon was the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations.
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UN warns Yemen at risk of famine
The UN has warned Yemen is at risk of famine in 2018, with 76 percent of the population in need of humanitarian aid.
Iran unrest divides UN Security Council meeting
Iran tells the UN it can prove protests there were directed from abroad. The US said it had put Tehran "on notice."
UN sends envoy to E. Guinea after failed 'coup'
A UN envoy is to visit Equatorial Guinea next week as authorities there say they put down a coup last month.
UN experts condemn Saudi crackdown on human rights
UN rights experts have called on the Saudi kingdom to release dozens of detained activists.
Scores of civilians die in recent Yemen fighting
The top UN official in Yemen says all sides in the country's conflict are indiscriminately killing civilians.
Is Serbia cozying up to Turkey?
Serbia has extradited Kurdish politician Cevdet Ayaz to Turkey. Is it a calculated political maneuver?
UN slaps new sanctions on North Korea in 15-0 vote
The crippling measures include limiting petroleum supplies to Pyongyang and a call for foreign workers to return home.
UN votes 128-9 to reject US decision on Jerusalem
A total of 128 UN member states voted in favor of a measure that declares Trump's Jerusalem decision "null and void."
Myanmar bars UN human rights investigator
Myanmar has denied Yanghee Lee access to the country, saying her July end-of-mission statement was biased and unfair.
Poverty in US to soar under Trump: UN
A top UN official has said that already dismal poverty rates in the US are set to worsen under President Donald Trump.
US sends new signal on N. Korea talks
A top UN official said he encouraged North Korea to be open to "talks about talks" during a visit to the country.
UN resolves to end ocean plastic waste
More than 200 nations passed a resolution to eliminate plastic pollution in our seas. It could lead to a binding treaty.
UN makes rare senior visit to North Korea
The UN's Jeffrey Feltman is leading the organization's highest-level visit to Pyongyang in more than six years.
Trump pulls US out of UN migration pact
The United States has said it is withdrawing from a global agreement meant to boost cooperation on migration issues.
UN makes record $22.5 billion aid appeal for 2018
The United Nations has appealed for a record sum to provide humanitarian aid to a more than 90 million people next year.
Opinion: Why the Bonn climate talks mattered
Sonya Angelica Diehn
Here's what happened at the Bonn climate talks. In a nutshell: there's still hope!
UN: End child labor by 2025
Officials at a major UN conference in Buenos Aires have pledged to speed up efforts to eradicate child labor.
UN climate chief Espinosa on climate neutrality
There is political will to curb climate change, UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa told DW.
Russia falls short in climate change fight
Scientists complain of massive environmental problems; activists say there's too much government pressure.
UN chief seeks to secure peace in CAR and Cameroon
The UN chief has pushed for additional peacekeepers in CAR, and he is to discuss the political crisis in Cameroon.
UN says Syrian regime used sarin gas
A UN panel has confirmed that the Syrian regime used sarin gas at Khan Sheikhun in April.
Did plane attack kill UN boss Dag Hammarskjold?
The report into the plane crash which killed UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in 1961 has been presented to the UN.
'Rights violators' on UN rights body
Rights activists say Afghanistan and Pakistan have a dismal rights record and their election to the body is condemnable.
Millions starving in the 21st century
Surging hunger levels are fanning the flames of extremism, the chief economist of the World Food Program warns.
UN: Rohingya expulsion from Myanmar 'systematic'
The UN has said Myanmar's army is violently expelling Rohingya in a "systematic" effort to ensure they won't return.
South Sudan seeks to improve relationship with UN troops
The president is now stressing the importance of cooperation between UN forces and state police
UN ends peacekeeping mission in Haiti
The UN peacekeeping mission helped maintain order through 13 years of political turmoil and catastrophe.
UN to send war crimes investigators to Yemen
Both sides in the conflict have been accused of committing human rights violations.
Germany slams Trump's 'national selfishness'
Germany's Foreign Minister Gabriel has warned against focusing only on national interests in his speech at the UN.
North Korea's loyal allies in Africa
African countries have been trading with North Korea for decades - despite a string of UN sanctions.
Macron conciliatory while Trump brings bluster at UN
The French and US presidents took markedly different stances on global cooperation at the UN General Assembly.
United Nations facing budget cuts under Trump?
Trump says the US bears too much of the UN's finances. But what constitutes the UN budget?
Suu Kyi addresses nation on Rohingya violence
World leaders have said this speech is Aung San Suu Kyi's last chance to avoid international action against Myanmar.
US hints at military options on North Korea
The US is pushing for diplomacy with North Korea, but has said it has "many" military options against Pyongyang.
France urges Trump to save Iran deal
French President Macron has urged his US counterpart not to abandon a landmark nuclear deal with Iran.
Trump calls for UN reforms
On his first visit to the UN, US President Trump backed reform efforts by Secretary-General Guterres.
Memorable moments in UN General Assembly debates
What do a leather shoe and wall paint in a church have to do with international politics?
UN condemns excessive violence by Myanmar
The 15-member body has called on Myanmar authorities to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation.
Saudi Arabia prefers no UN Yemen war crime probe
Riyadh would not oppose an UN inquiry, but says that any probe would face "tremendous obstacles in terms of access."
UN's Arms Trade Treaty 'too weak to make a difference'
Over 100 states are meeting in Geneva to discuss why the three-year-old Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) has so far failed.
UN to vote on new North Korea sanctions
If passed, the measures would add to a host of sanctions already in place.
N. Korea issues threat ahead of UN sanctions vote
North Korea has said the US will pay a heavy price if the UN Security Council passes a new round of sanctions.
US' Haley says North Korea 'begging for war'
The US envoy urged the Security Council to adopt the "strongest possible measures" to deter the North Korean leader.
Guatemala court negates expulsion for UN official
Guatemala's highest court has ruled that President Jimmy Morales can't expel the chief of a UN anti-corruption unit.
Guatemala row over future of UN anti-corruption chief
Guatemala President Jimmy Morales has vowed to ignore a top court's veto of his sacking of a UN anti-graft envoy.
UN names victims' rights official
UN head Antonio Guterres has tapped Jane Connors to fight sexual abuse by UN peacekeeping troops.
Martin Kobler on Conflict Zone
With no central government, a collapsing economy and local warlords competing for power, is Libya a failed state?
UN reports increase in Afghanistan civilian deaths
More civilians have been killed from January to June of 2017 than in the previous year, the agency reported.
Myanmar to block visas for UN delegation
The government led by Aung San Suu Kyi has said it will block a UN mission to investigate abuses against Rohingya.
UN approves Sahel counterterrorism force
The UN Security Council has approved an African counterterrorism force in the Sahel, but in a watered-down form.
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