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UN SG urges South Sudan political opponents to end rivalry, comply with international law

March 5, 2015 09:05:53 AM

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir to put their issues aside for the well-being of South Sudan in order...

March 2, 2015 11:09:07 AM

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Monday that more than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the conflict began almost a year ago. According to the high...

February 23, 2015 10:52:20 AM

The retrial of two Al Jazeera journalists accused of links to the Muslim Brotherhood has been postponed to March 8 after a brief hearing in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday. The retrial, which was set...

February 22, 2015 06:51:10 PM

US Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Saturday that Washington is considering "additional sanctions" against Russia in light of the most recent events in Ukraine. In the statement, he accused Russia of engaging in...

February 21, 2015 09:26:33 AM

A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement yesterday revealed that Ban had spoken with Ukraine Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin regarding the ceasefire in Ukraine. Ban expressed concern over the situation and informed Klimkin that...

February 19, 2015 09:42:03 AM

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for a worldwide end to all forms of human exploitation. The message, released as part of the UN's World Day of Social Justice set for February 20,...

February 17, 2015 09:37:06 AM

The Supreme Court of Canada on Monday began hearing arguments in a series of five cases challenging human smuggling laws within Canada. Section 117 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , the law at issue...

February 14, 2015 10:40:33 AM

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday welcomed the decision by Egyptian authorities to release on bail two Al Jazeera journalists awaiting retrial on terror charges. Baher Mohammed and Mohammed Fahmy spent more than 400 days...

February 8, 2015 12:00:00 PM

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Yemen to reinstate President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. Jamal Benomar, the Special Advisor on Yemen, met with leaders of the rebel group known as Al Houthis in Sana'a. Six...

February 6, 2015 01:56:39 PM

UN officials on Friday called for an end to female genital mutilation (FGM) , including the medicalization of the practice. Officials were reminded of the reality of the "deeply harmful" nature of the practice on February...

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