united nations

Haiti Cholera Outbreak: UN Acknowledges Role After Years of Denial

The UN has admitted it played a role in an outbreak of cholera in Haiti in 2010 that has since…

8 years ago

Ban Ki-moon Set to Visit North Korea This Week

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea this week, South Korea’s news agency Yonhap reports. Yonhap cited a…

9 years ago

Daniel Craig Becomes UN Global Mine Action Advocate

Daniel Craig paid a visit to the United Nations in New York on Tuesday, April 14 Daniel Craig, 47, met…

10 years ago

Pharrell Williams addresses New York students at UN event

Pharrell Williams addressed local New York students at an UN event on the International Day of Happiness on March 20.…

10 years ago

International Day of Older Persons 2014

On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) designated October 1st as the International Day of Older Persons.…

10 years ago

UNESCO suspends US voting rights

UNESCO has suspended US voting rights after Washington skipped a deadline for paying its dues. The US stopped its contributions…

11 years ago

Haiti cholera compensation claims rejected by UN

The United Nations has formally rejected compensation claims by victims of a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed almost…

12 years ago