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Libya’s neighbours, UN voice support for its new move for talks
The Abu Dhabi meeting is seen as a step forward, although many hurdles remain to reaching a new broad agreement to stabilise Libya.
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UN condemns ‘callous’ attack on base in South Sudan
The assault in the town of Leer, which lies in an oil-producing region, was repelled by Ghanaian peacekeepers.
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UN condemns North Korea missile launch after Russia, US spar over words
A North Korean missile blew up almost immediately on its test launch on Sunday, the US military said.
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UN condemns bombings of two churches in Egypt
In a statement, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that he hoped 'the perpetrators of this horrific terrorist act will be swiftly identified and brought to justice'.
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Israel cuts $6m in UN funding over settlements resolution
The US abstained from the 23 December vote, allowing the Security Council to adopt the resolution with 14 votes in favour.
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Israel to re-assess UN ties after settlement resolution - Netanyahu
The vote was able to pass the 15-member council on Friday because the US broke with a long-standing approach shielding Israel and did not wield its veto power.
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Govt welcomes UN resolution on Israeli settlements
The resolution was passed on Friday condemning all Israeli attempts aimed at changing the demographic make-up of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967.
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UN chief warns quitting war crimes court sends wrong message
Gambia said this week that it also plans to withdraw from the court, but it has not yet notified the UN.
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UN Security Council condemns failed North Korea missile launch
The US military detected a failed North Korean test launch of an intermediate ballistic missile on Saturday.
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UN South Sudan mission worried that rights groups harassed
The fighting prompted the UN to authorise the deployment of the additional UN troops to bolster its mission.
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Philippines remains committed to the UN - foreign minister
Two UN human rights experts last week urged Manila to stop the extra-judicial executions.
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Human rights groups call for arms embargo on South Sudan
30 organisations including Oxfam and Human Rights Watch have addressed a letter to the UN Security Council.
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UN mulls sending up to 228 police to Burundi
Burundi’s UN ambassador said on Friday his country would only accept up to 50 unarmed UN police.
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UN chief recommends adding 2,500 peacekeepers in Mali
Ban Ki-moon’s report to the Security Council calls for increasing the maximum number of UN soldiers in Mali.
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UN Security Council asks for UN police options for Burundi
The United States had been concerned about linking the United Nations efforts to broker peace in Burundi.
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UN registered 99 sex crime allegations against its staff in 2015
The majority of those allegations, 69 in all, involved personnel in 10 peacekeeping missions.
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Libya, Egypt ask UN to lift arms embargo to fight IS
The UN met to discuss Libya after Islamic State released a video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian.
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UN backs plan to defeat Rwandan rebels in Congo
UN said it was ready to consider targeted sanctions against individuals or entities supporting the FDLR.
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UN confirms Palestine will be ICC member on 1 April
This means the court’s prosecutor could investigate the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants.
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Abbas seeks to re-submit statehood bid to UN
The US has veto power as one of the council’s five permanent members & has pledged to block the move.
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Palestinian statehood bid flops at UN
Washington said it was not a vote against peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
