Diplomats met with women living in a camp that houses about 7,000 people, many widowed, terrorized and abused by Boko Haram
Nigerian Major General Leo Irabor told a visiting U.N. Security Council delegation that the January 17 bombing in the town of Rann, which killed 236 civilians, was a 'grave mistake' that was the result of faulty information
Chad and Niger are both fighting Boko Haram terrorists, who threaten their territory and launch attacks on their populations and their militaries
Envoys from UN Security Council tour Africa to see firsthand the effects of attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad
Diplomats aiming to see firsthand security challenges, dire humanitarian situation in region; stops to include Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria
Moscow and Beijing block sanctions on Assad regime for chemical-weapons attacks
In October, investigation concludes that Syrian military carried out at least three chemical attacks in 2014 and 2015
Secretary-General Lamberto Zannier says Minsk agreement is 'only game in town'
$4.4 billion needed by end of March; 'In our world of plenty, there is no excuse for inaction or indifference,' says United Nations secretary-general
Fellow U.N. diplomats immediately took to social media to express their shock and sadness at his sudden passing
Comments come from US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley following statements by President Trump Wed., who declared that he 'could live with' either a one or two-state solution to the conflict
In report on so-called Islamic State and al-Qaida, the UN says recruitment of fighters to IS in Iraq and Syria 'has slowed considerably'
Ambassador Nikki Haley says US sanctions on Russia for annexation of Crimean Peninsula will remain until control of territory is returned to Kyiv
Antonio Guterres praises regional unity as factor that helped ‘avoid the worst’ for South Sudan, preempt post-election violence in Gambia
EU leader identifies Russia, China, Trump administration as threats
'We need them to know ... Security Council Resolution 2231 means something,' says US ambassador Haley, who says she told Security Council counterparts resolution is only as good as its enforcement
UN officials estimate up to 20,000 refugees are affected by the 120-day suspension of admission to the US
The former governor said the Trump administration wants her to improve what is working at the UN and fix what is not
Cease-fire that went into effect in late December has largely held and there has been movement on political track
United Nations, United States recognize Adama Barrow as Gambia’s legitimately elected president
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