'There will be change in North Korea,' US ambassador tells UN, citing defectors' stories of abuse, starvation and torture
Security Council resolution calls upon all nations to better protect youth in conflict zones, encourage their participation in postconflict peace efforts
In the global fight against violent extremism, the U.N. Security Council has tried to stem the flow of funds to terrorists, authorized airstrikes and other military operations against them, and imposed sanctions. On Wednesday, the council took a new approach: looking at ways to prevent youths from being recruited by these dark, dangerous groups. VOA’s Margaret Besheer reports.
Moscow blasts Ankara for deployments to Iraqi territory without Baghdad's consent, requests closed-door Security Council discussion of matter
Eighty-six percent of refugees interviewed have secondary or university educations
US Ambassador Samantha Power says both government and opposition must demonstrate more commitment and political will to ensure peace process doesn't unravel
Up to 41 million people under age 25 in region face hopelessness and are easy target for radical groups, Sellassie told UN
Unanimously adopted resolution calls on member states 'to take all necessary measures' to prevent and suppress terrorist acts by IS
Staffan de Mistura says that previous efforts at localized truces had failed because they lacked backing of regional and international players
Violent attacks and clashes have killed at least 240 people since April and sent tens of thousands fleeing inside country and beyond
Kerry met with Netanyahu and discussed stopping violence in Israel, improving conditions in the West Bank and Gaza, and moving the diplomatic process forward
Envoy Jan Kubis says Iraqi forces, tribal volunteers are planning more liberation operations in areas such as Anbar province capital, Ramadi, and in northern Kurdish region
Alain Aime Nyamitwe tells emergency meeting of UN Security Council that county 'in general, is calm and citizens are moving about peacefully'
UN's top diplomat in Somalia says country is steadily transforming from a failed state to a recovering one
'The Guardian' exposes private emails in which Bernardino Leon was negotiating for lucrative job training diplomats for UAE, while simultaneously conducting negotiations on behalf of UN
General elections scheduled for November 8 will be the first general election in 25 years
Yanghee Lee notes religious discrimination, saying many Muslim voters and candidates have been excluded from process
Airstrikes that began late Monday did not cause any casualties, but destroyed facility in northwestern province of Saada
UN special rapporteur says government makes more than $1 billion a year from their confiscated salaries
Ahmed Shaheed tells reporters 'at least 694 individuals were reportedly executed by hanging in the first seven months of this calendar year'
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