Vijay Nambiar, UN Special Adviser on Burma, just finished a short visit to country
Spokesman says number of mortar shells fell near Damascus hotel housing UN staff on Sunday and Monday
Ban Ki-moon says if chemical weapons have been used, it would constitute 'outrageous crime', merit investigation
But British and French UN envoys raise allegations of Syrian government use of such weapons
North Korea says sanctions resolution proves UN Security Council was 'abused' to implement US policy hostile to Pyongyang
UN mission was at location where release was to occur, but due to darkness, operation was suspended; efforts to continue Saturday
New measures block financial services or money transfers that could help Pyongyang's nuclear, missile programs
UN says a group of peacekeepers from UNDOF, in area of separation between Israel and Syria, was seized by a group of some 30 armed fighters
UN resolution eases embargo put in place during height of country’s collapse in 1992, allows government to buy light weapons for use in combatting al-Shabaab militants
Washington, Beijing agree to sanctions that now will be considered by full security council, which is expected to adopt them later this week
Head of UN mission in DRC, Roger Meece, warns resurgent militia activity in some eastern parts of the country threatening civilian populations
Suit filed in 2011 sought millions of dollars from the United Nations, saying its peacekeepers brought the deadly disease to Haiti
Syria and Somalia top the list of most dangerous places to work, according to annual report
Council warns of 'appropriate measures' against Pyongyang
Coalition representative says opening US-based offices is part of group's pursuit of a political solution to the nearly two-year-old conflict
Once situation stabilizes, diplomats say they would seek to transition AFISMA force into mission that is under full UN control
UN-Arab League envoy for Syria calls on divided Security Council to take action
Palestinian Authority says it may file charges against Israel with International Criminial Court if settlements expanded
Six North Korean entities, including Pyongyang's space agency, added to UN blacklist
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights tells Security Council war crimes, crimes against humanity have been committed by both sides in conflict
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