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UN chief seeks Security Council help with South Sudan rebels in...

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United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has asked the Security Council for help to resolve a stalemate between peacekeepers and the Democratic Republic...

U.N. chief wants review of any new details on crash that...

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recommended on Wednesday that the world body appoint an eminent person to review any new information uncovered...

Boat migrant deaths in the Mediterranean soar

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Indications are that 880 people appear to have died over the past week as vessels capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, bringing the...

U.N. chief condemns assassination of Burundi brigadier general

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the assassination on Monday of a Burundian brigadier general who had served with the African Union...

U.N. warns of Western Sahara war if peacekeeping mission ends

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended extending the mandate of a peacekeeping mission in the disputed territory of Western Sahara for a...

U.N. proposes options for sending police to Burundi, government OKs 20

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has proposed sending between 20 and 3,000 police to Burundi, where political violence has been simmering for...

U.N. chief urges rival South Sudan leaders to form government soon

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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the leaders of war-torn South Sudan to form a transitional government quickly and roll out...

UN chief “inept” on peacekeeper sex abuse: US senator

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An influential US senator accused United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of ineptitude on Wednesday for failing to halt sexual exploitation and abuse...

Morocco rejects UN view of Western Sahara “misunderstanding”

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Morocco said on Tuesday that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's description of its annexation of Western Sahara as an "occupation" was not a...

U.N. chief disappointed by Security Council on Western Sahara – spokesman

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was disappointed by the Security Council's failure to take a strong stand in a dispute between him and...

Morocco says to cut U.N. Western Sahara mission after Ban remarks

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Morocco's government said on Tuesday it would cut staff at the United Nations' Western Sahara mission and threatened to pull out of...

Morocco says to cut U.N. Western Sahara mission after Ban remarks

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Morocco's government said on Tuesday it would cut staff at the United Nations' Western Sahara mission and threatened to pull out of...

U.N. chief furious with Morocco over Western Sahara demonstration

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Morocco's foreign minister on Monday he was angered and disappointed by a demonstration in Rabat he said...

Security Council endorses steps to stop sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers

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The United Nations Security Council has endorsed special measures recommended by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to prevent and combat sexual exploitation and abuse...

Morocco accuses UN’s Ban of dropping neutral tone in West Sahara...

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Morocco's government has accused U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of no longer being neutral in the Western Sahara conflict, saying he used...

Moon “troubled” by scale and nature of harm to children in...

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Conflict and instability in the Central African Republic (CAR) have had a devastating impact on children, according to a new United Nations...

U.N. chief Ban wants to revive talks to end Western Sahara...

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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has said he will try to restart negotiations between Western Sahara's Polisario independence movement and Morocco to...

Burundi president agrees to talks, free prisoners – U.N.’s Ban

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Burundi's president promised on Tuesday to hold talks, free prisoners and lift arrest warrants to try and end months of violence, U.N....

Three killed in Burundi attacks ahead of Ban visit

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Three people were killed in gun and grenade attacks in Burundi, officials said on Monday, just hours before the arrival of U.N....

U.N. chief tells African leaders not to “cling to power”

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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders on Saturday they should not use legal loopholes or undemocratic constitutional changes to "cling...

U.N. praises Somalia deal on model for electoral process

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised an agreement by Somalia's government on Thursday on a model for the electoral process to establish...

Malawian soldier killed and another wounded in latest DRC rebel attack

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The UN peacekeeper killed in fighting between ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) rebels and MONUSCO's Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) was a Malawian soldier,...

U.N. chief condemns deadly attack in disputed Abyei region

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned an attack in the disputed region of Abyei bordering Sudan and South Sudan that...

Ban on UN 70th anniversary

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Marking the 70th anniversary of the organisation on UN Day on (Saturday, October 24) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said there is only one...

U.N. secretary general condemns killings in Burundi

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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killings of at least 11 people, including a U.N. staff member, in shootings and...

Call for UN peace operations to be reformed

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged immediate action to strengthen the Organisation's peace operations, telling the 193-member UN General Assembly it...

U.N. chief demands South Sudan leaders correct ‘grave mistakes’

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South Sudan's president and a rebel leader accused each other on Tuesday of violating a ceasefire brokered to end a 21-month conflict...

World leaders recommit to UN peacekeeping with 40 000 troops pledged

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US President Barack Obama on Monday told a United Nations (UN) summit that more than 50 countries have pledged some 40 000...

UNMIL mandate extended to end September next year

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The Security Council has extended the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until September 30 next year as well as authorising a reduction...

UN chief offers support to Nigeria to counter Boko Haram

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pledged support on Monday for Nigeria's efforts to counter Boko Haram and tackle the causes of militancy in...

Good wishes in short supply for South Sudan on its fourth...

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There have not been any bouquets for South Sudan, the world's youngest nation to mark its fourth year of existence this week....

External review to probe how U.N. handled abuse charges in Africa

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United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon announced on Wednesday that he would set up an external independent review of how the world body...

UN chief: South Sudan leaders failed people, warns of sanctions

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South Sudan's leaders have failed their people by putting their personal ambitions first and if they do not show a willingness to...

Calls for number of soldiers deployed on anti-xenophobia ops to be...

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The outbreak of xenophobic attacks which has seen the military mobilised as part of government's an all-out attempt to normalise the situation...

Hundredth anniversary of first use of chemical weapons

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In a message delivered on his behalf to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to mark the centenary of...

Ban commends mine action successes

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The weekend saw the world mark the 10th anniversary of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action secure...

Secretary-General calls on defence chiefs to back UN peacekeeping

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The first-ever United Nations Chiefs of Defence Conference saw Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon appeal to senior military officials for more troop contributions from...

U.N. wants 1,030 more peacekeepers for Central African Republic

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked the U.N. Security Council for 1,030 more peacekeepers for Central African Republic after the mission...

UN chief warns South Sudan’s warring leaders to put people first

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned South Sudan's leaders on Tuesday that they must put the interests of their people above their...

LRA Commander in ICC Netherlands detention centre

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague of senior Lord's Resistance...

UN Arms Trade Treaty now in force

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Christmas Eve marked the coming into force of the UN backed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) which has been signed or ratified by...

U.N. wants fewer but better performing troops in Congo

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recommends in a report reducing the number of peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of the Congo by nearly 10...

Chicago Convention’s 70th anniversary

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The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) helps the United Nations address some of the most pressing issues on the global agenda, Secretary-General...

New UN facility in Addis Ababa is world body’s third largest

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The United Nations is "better placed to deliver better results," declared Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, when a new office facility was inaugurated at...

U.N. chief says moving ahead with Gaza war inquiry

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday he was setting up an investigation into attacks on United Nations facilities during Israel's recent...

Purely military action in Syria could fuel extremism – U.N.

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Tuesday that using only military means to fight the threat of Islamic State in Syria...

Ban Ki-moon makes surprise visit to Libya, urges dialogue

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Tripoli on Saturday to urge the warring factions fighting for control of Libya to make peace,...

World leaders gather at the UN in shadow of Islamic State,...

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World leaders have gathered in New York this week to tackle a host of crises: the violence Islamic State militants are wreaking...

UN to deploy Ebola mission in worst affected African states

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The United Nations will create a special mission to combat Ebola, deploying staff in the worst-affected states - Liberia, Guinea and Sierra...

AU/UN mission in Darfur extended

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The Security Council has extended the mandate of the African Union/United Nations hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) until June 30 next year...