December 12, 2015 Israel rips UN for saying it cannot confirm 3 missing teens were abducted Israel’s mission to the UN condemned the statement, calling the UN hypocritical in a video posted on YouTube Thursday.
December 10, 2015 Pope hopes to visit three US cities in 2015 Pope Francis has confirmed he wants to go to the United States next year and is considering a three-city trip in September 2015.
December 8, 2015 UN chief says North Korea withdraws invitation to visit industrial park U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that North Korea had withdrawn an invitation to visit a factory park in the country, a day after he announced he would travel to the last major cooperation project between the rival Koreas.
December 4, 2015 UN Twilight Zone: Top Ban Ki-moon adviser invisible on payroll The man who is perhaps United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's closest American advisor and his top strategic planner, apparently exists only as a ghost in the U.N.'s payroll system.
December 3, 2015 Millions of Syrians desperately need aid, UN says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says almost 3.5 million civilians in Syria have virtually no access to desperately needed humanitarian aid and people are dying needlessly every day as violence and extremism escalate.
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.
