December 2, 2015 Syrian opposition reportedly blasts UN's Iran invitation to Switzerland talks Iran has been invited to attend a meeting of foreign ministers in Switzerland ahead of internationally brokered peace talks between Syria's warring factions, the United Nations said Sunday, a move that could potentially scuttle the war-torn nation's negotiations.
November 16, 2015 Report claims UN chief plans to visit North Korea this week The United Nations would neither confirm nor deny a South Korean news report late Sunday that Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon planned to visit North Korea's capital this week.
May 7, 2015 Mr. Secretary General, when will you have the courage to stand up for Israel? You have said that Israel has a right to self-defense. But, you’ve also added one caveat -- that there is no justification for attacking UN facilities, and especially for the high death toll among innocent civilians.
May 7, 2015 UN whistleblowers (still) exposed to retaliation The U.N. wishes transparency and accountability on every other important institution in the world but does always follow what it mandates.
January 8, 2015 UN Secretary-General says Palestinians will join International Criminal Court April 1 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the state of Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1, a high-stakes move that will enable the Palestinians to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel.
