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UN asks countries to shift $40 mln to Haiti cholera fund

TheUnitedNationssaidThursdayitwillaskcountriestovoluntarilyhandover40.5millionUSdollarsremainingfromthebudgetofthesoon-to-closemissioninHaititohelpvictimsofchol

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UN, Alibaba working to improve e-commerce in rural China

TheUnitedNationsannouncedonMondayitwillpartnerwithChinesee-commercegiantAlibabatoincreasespendingonChina'srurale-commerceinfrastructure.Atotalof200millionUSdoll

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China: Military action 'not an option' in DPRK issue

ChinatoldtheUNSecurityCouncil(UNSC)onWednesdaythatmilitaryactionwas"notanoption"foraddressingtheissueofthenuclearandmissileprogramoftheDemocraticPeople'sRepubli

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China opposes DPRK missile launch

China opposes the missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in violation of UN Security Council resolutions, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said Tuesday.

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France to support new force fighting East Africa extremism, says Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron met in Mali on Sunday with heads of state from five countries across Africa’s Sahel region to support a new 5,000-strong multinational force to fight against armed groups in the area, Reuters reported.

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France to support new force fighting East Africa extremism, says Macron

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronmetinMalionSundaywithheadsofstatefromfivecountriesacrossAfrica’sSahelregiontosupportanew5,000-strongmultinationalforcetofightagains

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UNSC calls for ceasefire in Yemen as cholera, famine threats loom large

The UN Security Council urged the warring parties in Yemen on Thursday to immediately agree on a cease-fire and keep all ports open for humanitarian aid to confront the threat of famine and the rapid spread of cholera.

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UNSC calls for ceasefire in Yemen as cholera, famine threats loom large

TheUNSecurityCouncilurgedthewarringpartiesinYemenonThursdaytoimmediatelyagreeonacease-fireandkeepallportsopenforhumanitarianaidtoconfrontthethreatoffamineandthe

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China deploys first peacekeeping helicopter unit to Sudan

China’s first helicopter unit departed for Sudan on Saturday to join the United Nations peacekeeping operations in Darfur.

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China deploys first peacekeeping helicopter unit to Sudan

China’sfirsthelicopterunitdepartedforSudanonSaturdaytojointheUnitedNationspeacekeepingoperationsinDarfur.TwelvetroopstookofffromTianjinBinhaiInternationalAirpor

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Mali: three UN peacekeepers die in attack by Al-Qaida affiliate

JihadistslaunchedanattackonaUnitedNationscampinnorthernMali,killingthreepeacekeepersfromthewestAfricannationofGuineaandwoundingseveralothers,officialssaidFriday

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UN chief condemns attacks on Mali peacekeeping mission

UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresonFridaycondemnedattacksagainsttheUnitedNationsMultidimensionalIntegratedStabilizationMissioninMali(MINUSMA)whichkilledthreepe

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US warning over its UN Human Rights Council role

The US says it is considering what part it will play on the UN's Human Rights Council, highlighting what it calls a "biased" stance on Israel.

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UN Security Council unanimously agrees to expand DPRK blacklist

TheUNSecurityCouncilonFridayagreedtoaddmoreindividualsandentitiesoftheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)toitssanctionlistinresponsetothecountry'srepeatedba

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UN appoints team to investigate Rohingya crackdown in Myanmar

TheUnitedNationsonTuesdayappointedanIndianhumanrightslawyerandtwootherexpertstoafact-findingmissioninvestigatingallegedkillings,rapeandtorturebysecurityforcesag

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Yemen facing 'total collapse' as fighting continues, UN warns

TheUnitedNation'stophumanitarianco-ordinatorhassaidYemenisfacing"totalsocial,economicandinstitutionalcollapse."StephenO'BrienwasspeakingdirectlytotheUNSecurityC

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UN official: Belt and Road is an 'important opportunity'

TheUnitedNationsseestheBeltandRoadInitiativeasa"averyimportantopportunity"tocollaboratewithChinaandpartnercountriesonsustainabledevelopment,NicholasRosellini,Un