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Isis in Syria: French jets 'wipe out' Islamic State training camp during first air strikes in Syria
President Francois Hollande tells United Nations, President Assad cannot be part of Syria peace deal.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg: Give refugee camps internet access
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg made his impassioned appeal when he addressed a UN forum.
Deborah Doane: Sustainable Development Goals - can the UN deliver us hope and not just promises?
It's easy to be cynical about the SDGs but if they do work, they will make the world a much better place.
Pope Francis UN live stream: How to watch the address to delegates
Stay up-to-date with the Pope's schedule as he visits the US.
Novak Djokovic visits refugee and migrant children in Serbia
Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Novak Djokovic visited a Unicef-supported child-friendly space in Belgrade.
Shakira video: Colombian pop star holds press conference with UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon
Hips Don't Lie hitmaker spoke on the importance of providing funding for early childhood development.
UN: Crimes against humanity have been found in North Korea
UN commission urges international community to respond to crimes against humanity in North Korea.
Raif Badawi's wife outraged as UN appoints Saudi Arabia rep to lead human rights panel
UN Watch has called upon delegates to condemn the appointment.
US, China in urgent talks on crucial cybersecurity deal
The deal would solve cyber attacks from China on US power stations, hospitals and cellphone networks.
UN calls for Sri Lanka to set up war crimes court to investigate 'horrific' abuses
A UN report confirms war crimes were committed by Sri Lankan government during country's civil war.
Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell attacked UN as 'imperialist puppet' in Ministry of Peace speech
EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK uncovers the shadow chancellor's 2007 remarks in an anti-war speech.
Palestine's flag to be flown at UN headquarters in New York for the first time
Israel and the US among the countries to vote against the resolution.
UN set to challenge UK welfare reforms
UK government accused of 'grave and systematic' violations of disabled human rights.
North Korea promises to continue nuclear programme to defend itself from the US
Ambassador from rogue Communist state makes announcement in rare interview.
Tainted peace: Sri Lankan victims of torture living in UK come forward on eve of country's elections
Exhumation of former rugby star's remains question rule of ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
UN Ban Ki-moon sacks Central African Republic mission Babacar Gaye over peacekeeper sex claims
Ban says 'enough is enough' after a string of allegations of child sex abuse by peacekeepers.
Unpaid UN intern David Hyde quits job after being forced to live in tent
Hyde says he lived in a tent because he could not afford the high rent in Geneva.
UN: World population could reach 11.2 billion by end of century
UN predicts that there will be between 9.5 and 13.3 billion people in 2100.
Mali: Russian pilots taken hostage after jihadists shoot seven dead in hotel attack
Byblos hotel near the city of Mopti used as a base for UN peacekeeping operations.
Isis sex slaves: UN official says jihadi group peddles girls 'like barrels of petrol'
The Islamic State is circulating a sex slave price list the UN confirmed
UN moves closer to creating global bankruptcy system for indebted countries
UN Ad Hoc Committee on Sovereign Debt Restructuring adopts nine principles in this regard.
UN: Russian FA should do more to tackle racism
Russian football authorities need to do more to combat racism and currently don't fully understand what it means.
UN urges EU to step in and help Greece with migrants crisis
The UNHCR said on 10 July that Greece urgently needs help to cope with 1,000 migrants arriving each day.
North Korea: Children will die if urgent action is not taken to combat drought warns UN
'If we delay it may well be too late to save the most vulnerable children'
Anger at UN as Russia vetoes resolution classifying Srebrenica massacre 'crime of genocide'
Divisions remain 20 years after Serbs slaughtered 8,000 Bosnian Muslims.
Yemen war: Civilian death toll tops 1,500 amid human rights violations and abuses says UN
The United Nations Human Rights Office voiced its deep concern over the worsening human rights.
Ebola: World Health Organization criticises itself for response to crisis
An internal investigation reveals that it is not equipped to deal with health outbreaks.
Iran nuclear deal: Deadline with US pushed back to 7 July
New date shows more details of nuclear inspection deal need to be hammered out.
UN: Afghan forces stretched but resilient against Taliban push
Envoy admits security forces are at limit but says they are resilient as insurgents attempt to take territory.
UN peacekeepers buy sex with clothing and cellphones, report finds
Report finds 231 allegations of sexual exploitation in Haiti alone.