Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed a new UN mission for South Sudan after it becomes independent on July 9, requesting 7,000 troops to protect civilians and a mandate to help the new government prevent conflict and consolidate peace.

Attempts to secure a ceasefire in Libya have failed and the humanitarian crisis is worsening, UN chief Ban Ki-moon told AFP, while Muammar Gaddafi's embattled regime freed four foreign journalists.

Nepal's Information and communication minister Agni Sapkota has asked the UN not to interfere in the internal affairs of the country.

United Nations and French helicopters in Ivory Coast fired rockets on strongman Laurent Gbagbo's residence on Sunday in retaliation to attacks by his forces on the U.N. headquarters and civilians in r

Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday warned that United Nations' recognition of a unilaterally-declared Palestinian state would "destroy everything" the sides had achieved so far.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the Haitian people and authorities for the successful presidential runoff.

Washington: As US and NATO military commanders mulled over complexities of enforcing a 'no-fly zone' over Libya, the strife-torn nation's newly emerged opposition leaders are approaching the United Na

The US Government has stepped up a a campaign in Defence of the United Nations, which has become a key Republican target in Congress.

A UN convoy in Ivory Coast was on Tuesday attacked in Abidjan by a large crowd, with one peacekeeper suffering a machete wound and a vehicle set alight, the United Nations said.

Islamabad: The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday it had suspended food distribution in a lawless Pakistani tribal district where a woman suicide bomber killed more than 40 people.

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