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UN says bye bye Ban Ki-moon as South Korean presidency beckons

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has left office after 10 years running the global organisation.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Echo Flight takes aid to the displaced in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo

There are nearly two million displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country devastated by over 20 years of war.

West Bank

Palestinian president hails historic UN condemnation of Israel

UN resolution was possible when the US broke with past practice and abstained during voting in the Security Council

USA

Trump calls UN "sad" club after vote on Israeli settlements

On Twitter, US President-Elect Donald Trump mocked the UN as "sad," labeling it "just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time."

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Israel

Israel's Netanyahu summons diplomats over UN Resolution

Israel summoned diplomats of 10 of the 14 nations which voted for last week’s UN Resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Israel

Israeli PM Netanyahu to re-assess UN ties

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has reacted angrily to the US abstention on a UN resolution condeming settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

World News

UN Security Council demands end to Israeli settlements

After the US abstained from voting, the resolution was adopted with 14 votes in favour, to a round of applause.

Syria

Putin announces Syria peace talks in Kazakh capital as residents return to Aleppo

Russia, Iran, Turkey and President Bashar al-Assad have all agreed to meet in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana to try to end the conflict in Syria, President Vladimir Putin has…

Syria

UN probe unable to apportion blame in Aleppo convoy bombing

A convoy that was bombed while trying to take aid into the besieged city of Aleppo last September was hit by an air strike but its not known who was responsible.

Syria

UN approves monitors for eastern Aleppo

The UN Security Council has called for officials from the world body to be allowed to monitor the evacuation of people from eastern Aleppo.

USA

Russia circulates its own UN resolution on Aleppo - diplomats

Diplomats in New York say Moscow is circulating its own UN resolution on the Aleppo crisis. Earlier, UN Security Council veto power Russia said it could not allow a French-drafted resolution on Aleppo

Syria

Will the UN send observers to Syria?

The Security Council is meeting to vote on a resolution to guarantee that UN officials can monitor evacuations from the besieged parts of the Syrian city.

USA

UN's Ban Ki-moon urges Israel not to 'diminish the chances for Arab-Israeli peace'

Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made his last appearance in the Security Council.

USA

UN Security Council meeting on Syria: France calls on Russia not to veto 'humanitarian' resolution

France’s President François Hollande has expressed hope a UN Security Council meeting on Syria will achieve concrete results.

Syria

"Please stand with Aleppo": an activist's plea for help

An independent Syrian media activist has made a call on social media this week for the rest of the world to "stand with Aleppo"

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Antonio Guterres sworn in as next UN secretary general

Portuguese former PM Guterres takes over from Ban Ki-moon in top UN spot.

USA

António Guterres sworn in as new UN Secretary General

Guterres will take over from Ban Ki-moon on 1 January. He pledges to make sweeping structural changes at the UN.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

'I was floating in a rescue boat down this street' - a 360° tour of flood-ravaged areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina

In this 360° video, we take a look around Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and some villages an hour north of the city that were hit by catastrophic flooding in…

Syria

Russia and China block UN call for Aleppo truce

Discord at the UN as Russia and China block moves for a temporary truce in the Syrian city of Aleppo

World News

UN appeals for billions in aid in face of 'worst humanitarian crisis since WWII'

In the face of the 'worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War' the UN appeals for a record aid amount.