Yemen 10/10/2016 Saudi Arabia regrets funeral attack but stops short of admitting responsibility Saudi Arabia has said it 'regretted' an air strike on a funeral in the Yemeni capital Sana'a that killed 142 mourners.
world news 28/09/2016 "Aleppo is worse than a slaughterhouse" - Ban Ki-moon The UN Secretary General says those using "ever-more destructive weapons in Syria" are committing war crimes. The comments come after Aleppo is pounded by intensified air strikes, knocking out two hos
brussels bureau 28/09/2016 Bulgaria backs EU's Georgieva to be next UN chief Kristalina Georgieva, an EU commissioner, has been nominated by her native Bulgaria as a candidate to become the next UN Secretary General.
Cyprus 26/09/2016 UN chief pledges help on talks to reunify Cyprus United Nations chief Ban Ki-Moon has promised to lend his support to rival Cypriot leaders as they engage in complex talks aimed at reunifying the divided island…
USA 10/09/2016 UN seeks new sanctions on North Korea after nuclear test The United Nations has strongly condemned North Korea’s fifth and most powerful nuclear test to date, agreeing immediately to draw up significant new sanctions.
Portugal 06/08/2016 Portugal's Antonio Guterres 'still in the lead' in UN top spot ballot A second secret UN Security Council ballot suggests former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres remains the front-runner to become the United Nations’ next…
Greece 19/06/2016 Ban says Greece needs more help to cope with migrants The UN Secretary General has urged countries to do more to help Greece cope with Europe’s migrant crisis as it struggles with its own economic hardship.
the global conversation 18/06/2016 Interview with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon This week on the Global Conversation, Isabelle Kumar speaks with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the state of world affairs and his last six months in office.
Greece 18/06/2016 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets Greek PM Alexis Tsipras in Athens United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Saturday for countries to do more to help cope with Europe’s migrant crisis, saying Greece
Turkey 23/05/2016 Controversial World Humanitarian Summit opens Despite criticism from some NGO’s that it is simply ‘a fig-leaf of good intentions’ the first World Humanitarian Summit has opened in…
Austria 28/04/2016 EU 'concerned' about Austria's fence along border with Italy The European Union’s executive arm says it is concerned that Austria is building a border fence and control station at the country’s main Alpine
USA 22/04/2016 UN: delegates set to sign historic climate change deal Delegates from more than 165 states are at the United Nations in New York to sign an historic deal to slow down climate change. #EarthDay - the
USA 17/04/2016 Front runners emerge after candidates appear before the UN General Assembly Last week, Euronews brought you news of the opening stage of the search to find the next Secretary General of the United Nations. Now we can bring
world news 30/03/2016 Refugee crisis: 'Exponential increase in global solidarity' needed - UN The refugee and displacement crisis “demands an exponential increase in global solidarity,” the United Nations Secretary-General said in Geneva. Ban
Burundi 23/02/2016 Burundi: Ban Ki-moon wins pledge of 'inclusive dialogue' UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on a visit to Burundi has persuaded President Pierre Nkurunziza and the opposition to engage in 'inclusive dialogue' to try to end the bloodshed in the central African
Israel 28/01/2016 Ban Ki Moon dismisses Netanyahu's "bolstering terrorism" accusation The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has not taken his tongue-lashing from Israel’s leader Bejamin Netanyahu lying down. Netanyahu said Ban’s
world news 26/01/2016 Israeli PM says UN Secretary General's words 'bolster terrorism' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of bolstering terrorism with comments he made about plans to
France 07/12/2015 Deal or no deal? Crunch week for COP21 climate negotiations It is crunch time at the COP 21 in Paris – will efforts to reach a climate change deal bear fruit? As the summit enters its final week, UN Secretary
Malaysia 22/11/2015 UN tells world leaders to cooperate over ISIL Meeting at the annual East Asian summit in Malaysia, world leaders have been urged to cooperate in rooting out terrorism. Days after the Security
West Bank 21/10/2015 Mideast: the personal and the political Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a 24-year-old Palestinian shot dead in the West Bank. Odai Masalma was killed after he attacked an
