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David Cameron: UK to send military advisers to Ukraine in training mission
PM Cameron stressed the UK is not supplying lethal equipment to Ukraine.
Ozone-destroying chemicals not controlled by Montreal Protocol 'increasing rapidly'
Chemicals not controlled by UN are now contributing to ozone depletion.
Unicef makes record appeal to help 62 million children in crisis
The UN Children's Fund launched a record $3.1bn (£2.06bn) appeal on Thursday (January 29) to enable it to help children caught up in a "new generation" of conflicts and disasters round the world, $1 billion more than it sought in 2014.
UN Barbershop Conference 2015: Does the 'male-dominated' gender equality debate miss the point?
United Nations Barbershop Conference on women's rights will be held in New York on 14 and 15 January
Palestinians to submit revised resolution to United Nations for Israel withdrawal
Palestinian Authority official Saeb Erekat confirms Jordan to present vote on statehood resolution.
Bangalore Blogger: Crucial climate change reaction may hinge on stormy oil market weather
Wealthy nations shift climate change responsibility on to the poor but the tumbling oil market could force their hand.
Israel calls Palestinian UN draft resolution to end occupation by 2017 a 'gimmick'
Israel call controversial UN draft resolution a 'gimmick' after its submission by Jordan to UN.
International Migrants Day 2014: Facts and figures about worldwide immigration
United Nations International Migrants Day is observed annually on 18 December to promote human rights.
UN's Ban condemns 'heinous' Pakistan school attack
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned a deadly Taliban attack on a Pakistan school on Tuesday (December 16) as "an act of horror and rank cowardice to attack defenceless children while they learn.""No cause can justify such brutality. No grievance can excuse such horror," Ban said. "Getting an education is every child's right. Going to school should not have to be an act of bravery."At least 130 people, most of them children, were killed on Tuesday after Taliban gunmen broke into a school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and opened fire, witnesses said, in the bloodiest massacre the country has seen for years.
CIA Torture Report: Obama administration continues to torture Guantanamo Bay detainees, says Reprieve
Exclusive: Human rights body alleges prisoners face force-feeding and abuse at the detention camp.
CIA torture report: UN, HRW, Amnesty International demand criminal prosecution of US officials
Rights groups call on legal action against US officials for violating international laws.
Isis: David Cameron to push Turkey for more data on Britons joining terror group
The Prime Minister will meet with Ahmet Davutoglu and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.
UN set to create framework for global bankruptcy process in wake of Argentina debt crisis
Many EU nations, US, Australia and Japan vote against move saying talks must be held at IMF or Paris Club.
International Volunteer Day 2014: Volunteering in 'red zone' of West Africa's Ebola crisis
International Volunteer Day is observed annually by the United Nations on 5 December.
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2014: History and facts about the UN day
On 2 December, it is the United Nations International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2014: 10 Facts About Domestic Violence
On 25 November, it is United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
World Television Day 2014: Top Five Most Memorable Television Moments in History
21 November is United Nations World Television Day to celebrate communication of current affairs
Isis: UN Warns Terror Group Has Enough Weapons to Carry on Fighting for Two Years
New report says group have 'significant volume of light weapons' to fight for years.
Israel Denies Entry to UN Team Investigating War Crimes in IDF's Operation Protective Edge in Gaza
Decision, supported by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, leaves investigators stranded in Jordan.
Opium Poppy Cultivation at a New High in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's opium cultivation has expanded by 7% in 2014 from the preceding year.
AnonGhost Hackers Deface UN Website Following Al-Asqa Mosque Tensions
A group of pro-Palestinian hackers called AnonGhost deface a UN website as Al-Aqsa Mosque tensions rise
Syria Civil War: 12 Children Feared Dead as 'Assad's Rockets' Hit School in Qaboun
Rebel-held town has not seen violence for 5 months until now, thanks to a successful truce between rebels and Assad loyalists.
US-Israel Crisis: Barack Obama to Push Israel 'Under the UN Bus' Over Security Council Veto
Israeli media report US may not oppose anti-Israel moves at UN anymore in response to settlement construction.
Senior Obama Official: Israeli PM Netanyahu is a 'Coward' with 'No Guts'
Senior Obama official calls Israeli PM 'chickenshit' and only interested in protecting himself from political defeat.
UN: 100,000 Libyans Displaced in Last Three Weeks Due to Fighting in Tripoli
Violence forces thousands of civilians to flee Tripoli.
First UN Peacekeeper Killed in Central African Republic
UN condemn convoy raid which left one UN officer dead and seven peacekeepers injured.
North Korea Labour Camps 'Improve Prisoner Mentality', UN told by Regime
Stalinist regime defends its labour camp network as good for inmates' moral fibre
UN Peacekeeper Killed in Rocket Attack at French Military Base in Mali
At least one United Nations peacekeeper has died in a rocket explosion at a joint UN-French owned military base in Kidal, north Mali.
UN Draft Resolution Demands End of Israeli Occupation of Palestine by November 2016
Resolution demands withdrawal of Israeli troops and independence for Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza
Barack Obama Says US Coalition Will 'Dismantle Isis Network of Death' in UN Speech
Obama warns militants who joined terror groups to "leave the battlefield while they can"