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Security Council set up the so-called joint investigative mechanism to determine who was behind the chemical attacks

But restoring full trade and financial ties with Cuba would require legislative action by Congress

The Sustainable Development Goals are a central pillar of our work at the United Nations

The government's loosening grip on security in many areas contributed to a collapse in poppy eradication efforts

The nearly month-long Russian and Syrian bombing campaign in Aleppo has had "horrific" results with nearly 500 dead

UN minority rights expert Rita Izsak-Ndiaye urged government to press ahead with healing the wounds of the conflict

The comic superhero will be officially appointed UN's new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls

Ambassador Tehmina Janjua says weapons in space would lead to instability

Girls in developing countries are less likely than boys to complete schooling because of forced marriage

Describe Khurram Parvez’s arrest as an attempt to obstruct his human rights activism

With support of Iran and a US-led coalition, Iraqi forces have since regained much of the ground lost to ISIS

The Wolf of Wall Street, allegedly received from the multi-billion dollar development fund called 1MDB

The offensive has sparked accusations of potential war crimes from the West

The 193 member states adopted by consensus a resolution formally naming the former prime minister of Portugal

UNGA president expressed concern at the situation, assuring he would do everything possible to foster peace

Says the world has yet to address longstanding situations of conflict and injustice.

Pakistani envoy says UN's decolonisation agenda will remain incomplete till resolution of Kashmir dispute

Half of Syria's 22 million people have been uprooted and more than 400,000 killed in the war

The failure of the two resolutions deepened divisions at the Security Council between Moscow and the Western powers

France, meanwhile, is preparing to call a vote to demand an end to Russia and Syria's aerial bombardment of Aleppo

Ex-premier of Portugal vows to serve ‘the most vulnerable’

North Korea last month fired three missiles that flew about 1,000 km (600 miles)

International Day of the Girl, on October 11, was set up by the UN in 2011

The United Nations (UN) has chosen a new Secretary General to replace Ban Ki-moon at the beginning of next year

Lodhi assured the world of Pakistan’s long-established and resolute commitment to UN peace keeping

Pakistan hosts the third largest refugee population in the world sheltering some 1.4 million registered Afghans

Guterres has come out atop the five closed-door polls since July

The healthcare system in eastern Aleppo is all but obliterated

Move comes two days before China's hold was set to expire

India argues that the role of UNMOGIP has been overtaken by the 1972 Simla Agreement

The facility, known as M10, had already been hit by heavy bombardment on Wednesday

The project uses innovative methods to improve birth registration rates for children

A UN military observer mission is looking into reports of ceasefire violations along the LoC and will report to Ban

I continue to press all those with influence to get talks started towards a long overdue political transition

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hailed Peres's efforts to restore peace in Israel and the Middle East

Calls New Delhi out on false claims on Kashmir

The theme of 2016 is “Tourism for All - promoting universal accessibility”

Previously Madani had also renewed support to the right of self-determination for Kashmiri people

Residents of rebel-held eastern Aleppo said it faced the most ferocious bombardment of the war on Friday

Convoys are often blocked for security reasons, refusals by govt to grant authorisation and strict conditions

India says talks can't be held with blackmail after Nawaz accuses New Delhi of putting 'unacceptable' conditions

PM warns global community against ignoring dangers of Pakistan-India tensions

Nawaz Sharif addresses UNGA session in New York; seeks UN probe into Indian atrocities in held Kashmir

Syrian tragedy will be seen by history as a disgrace for the international community if we do not end it quickly

Ban Ki-Moon denounces ‘sickening attack’ on aid convoy; confirms UN suspended deliveries of humanitarian assistance

In an address to the summit, Jaafari called the strikes 'evidence of support by the US and its allies for Daesh'

Nawaz also holds meeting with army chief to discuss security issues

Envoy says Pakistan continues to face threats from Taliban from across border

New Delhi trying to obfuscate facts, in denial over atrocities, says Tehmina Janjua

Briefs them about atrocities committed by Indian forces