Country's FM tells UN Libya needs to rebuild its national army, capacity to fight terrorist groups
A similar agreement is being sought from opposition groups to suspend rocket and mortar attacks over Aleppo
UN ambassador tells Security Council that IS may be using sales to fund terror campaign and 'must be held accountable before international justice'
Yemen is slipping further into chaos as the Houthis consolidate their grip on power after seizing the capital in September and sidelining the central government
Appeal comes as situation escalates following separate deadly rocket attacks on a bus carrying civilians in Donetsk and shelling in port city of Mariupol
Envoys from US, UN, EU and Russia will meet January 26 to discuss escalating tensions, as UN official warns of ‘downward spiral’ in negotiations
FDLR is a Rwandan Hutu rebel group, based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour says a vote that sets parameters and deadline for an Israeli withdrawal is likely Wednesday
One year after South Sudan's political infighting spiraled into deadly conflict, the parties appear no closer to silencing their guns and getting back to the business of building the world’s youngest nation. VOA’s Margaret Besheer has more from the United Nations.
Sudan’s UN ambassador dismisses rape allegations as falsehoods told by opposition radio station
UN chief Ban announces Valerie Amos will leave her post at the end of March 2015
As Russia denies military involvement in Ukraine, it seems to be fighting image war at UN in what has become annual drill in condemning Nazism, racism for political purposes
Council president blames political crisis that has killed thousands on President Kiir, political rival Machar
Ban Ki-moon says he will open branch of special UN mission to fight Ebola in Mali, which has had six fatal cases of the virus in recent weeks
Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein says genocide may have been committed in Iraq, particularly with regard to Islamic State atrocities committed against Yazidi religious minority
US ambassador says Pyongyang regime's abuses demand strong international response
Peacekeeping chief urges Security Council to extend mandate of its 7,000-member peacekeeping force as Ebola crisis continues to strain national institutions
Senior UN official says it is not yet possible to confirm that no rapes took place
Jason Rezaian, held without charges since July 22 in Iran, has eye infection, other untreated issues, they say
Staffan de Mistura suggests zones, where fighting would stop in bid to ease suffering of millions of Syrians
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