Somalia cases of killing, maiming, abuse of children halved: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The number of children killed, maimed, abused and recruited to fight in Somalia dropped by more than half in the first quarter of 2013 due to...
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Big firms should report environmental impact : UN panel
UNITED NATIONS/OSLO (Reuters) - Big companies should report their impact on the environment in addition to their earnings under a U.N. plan to boost economic growth and ease poverty by...
Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants : UN
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for...
U.N. Security Council mulls Syria cross-border aid push
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is considering a plea from senior U.N. aid officials to demand aid access in war-torn Syria, a move that could lead to...
U.N. calls for sanctions on Central African Republic rights abusers
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy to the Central African Republic urged the Security Council on Wednesday to consider imposing sanctions on rebels accused of severe rights violations including...
U.N. General Assembly to vote on Syria resolution; Russia opposed
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as...
U.N. General Assembly to vote on Syria resolution; Russia opposed
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as...
Girls as young as six raped by Congolese soldiers: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo troops raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as six, in the country's volatile east after they fled...
Hague court probing Libyan war crimes despite fight over trials
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court is still investigating war crimes in Libya despite a clash with the country's government over who has the right to try former...
U.N. head, Security Council envoys discuss Syria as mediator wants out
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and ambassadors from the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China discussed on Thursday "possible diplomatic moves to end" the Syria conflict...