UN: New reports of chemical weapons use in Syria
2 days ago
Syria asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack by rebels on March 19 on Khan al-Assal village in northern Aleppo province and wants a probe limited to...
UN peacekeeper killed in eastern Congo
17 days ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the attack killed a Pakistani peacekeeper and condemned it "in the strongest terms," Nesirky said.
Michelle Bachelet says she's going back to Chile
70 days ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon chose Bachelet to be the first head of UN Women, which put four U.N. bodies dealing with the advancement of women under a single umbrella.
UN chief criticized Syria's president
106 days ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is strongly criticizing Syria's President Bashar Assad for using terrorists as a justification to kill civilians and shell villages.
UN plans to use spy drones over eastern Congo
120 days ago
A letter dated Jan. 22 from the president of the Security Council to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that the council members note the unmanned spy planes will be used "on a case-by-case...
UN apologizes for Serb nationalist song ovation
127 days ago
The United Nations apologized Thursday for the ovation given to a militant Serb nationalist song performed at a concert honoring Serbia's presidency of the U.N. General Assembly, Secretary-General...
AP Interview: UN chief says Mali getting more help
133 days ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that France, Senegal and Nigeria have responded to an appeal from Mali's president for help to counter an offensive by al-Qaida-linked militants who...
Mali seeks French help against extremists
134 days ago
He said Mali's president sent a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and a similar letter to French President Francois Hollande.
UN steps up pressure on Israel over settlements
156 days ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and all members of the U.N. Security Council except the United States are criticizing Israel, demanding an immediate halt to new settlement construction which they...
Syria says opposition could use chemical weapons
158 days ago
Bashar Ja'afari reiterated in letters to the U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, circulated Monday, that "Syria will not under any circumstances use any chemical weapons that...