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Candidates to succeed Ban Ki-moon are preparing to address the UN General Assembly

Calls for next UN chief to tackle refugee crisis

News • 11 Apr 16

UN chief Ban Ki-moon addresses delegates in Geneva

Ban wants global action over Syrian refugee crisis

News • 30 Mar 16

UN report described violence endured by Iraqis as 'staggering'

19,000 Iraqis killed during conflict since 2014

News • 19 Jan 16

Aid was not allowed to enter the towns until 11 January following reports of fatalities due to starvation in Madaya

New aid enters besieged Syria towns

News • 19 Jan 16

Aid was finally allowed to enter the besieged town yesterday after several delays

UN war crimes investigators hear from residents

News • 12 Jan 16

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

US rejects North Korean hydrogen bomb claims

News • 07 Jan 16

President Michael D Higgins gave the keynote address at the opening of the conference

Huge social cost over sovereign debt - President

News • 23 Nov 15

People sit outside a restaurant in the 11th district of Paris one week after a series of terrorist attacks

Paris extends ban on rallies - police

News • 21 Nov 15

David Hyde said he wanted to highlight the lack of pay at the UN's internship programme

UN intern admits 'tent home' a publicity stunt

News • 14 Aug 15

The $100bn figure was part of an annual report into the flow of foreign direct investment worldwide

Developing world 'losing $100bn to tax avoidance'

Business • 24 Jun 15

The Government was criticised for resisting earlier recommendations

UN recommends abortion referendum in Ireland

News • 22 Jun 15

The United Nations currently has more than 125,000 troops, police and civilians deployed in 16 operations around the world

UN peacekeepers commonly pay for sex, report finds

News • 11 Jun 15

The Paris conference is intended to seal a historic agreement to limit global warming to 2C

French call for 'pre-agreement' climate deal

News • 01 Jun 15

Ban Ki-moon met Enda Kenny this morning

Ban urges EU leaders to address migrant crisis

News • 26 May 15

Ban Ki-moon was awarded the Tipperary International Peace prize yesterday

In Pictures: Ban Ki-moon visits Ireland

Galleries • 26 May 15

Ban Ki-moon described Ireland as a strong proponent of human rights

UN chief says referendum result 'truly historic'

News • 24 May 15

World wheat output is due to hit 719.1 million tonnes, the UN's FAO says

World food prices fall to near 5-year low in April

Business • 07 May 15

Jean-Yves Le Drian said he felt 'disgust' and 'betrayal' when he received a leaked report last year

'Disgust' at allegations soldiers abused children

News • 03 May 15

Volunteers from the Shia Badr Brigade militia fire on IS fighters on the frontline in Ebrahim Ben Ali, Anbar

UN says 90,000 flee fighting in Iraq

News • 19 Apr 15

Residents queue for food aid in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, Syria

UN seeks nearly €8bn for Syria at Kuwait meeting

World • 31 Mar 15

Members of the Yazidi community displaced by IS

UN says IS may have committed war crimes

News • 19 Mar 15

President Michael D Higgins said that Ireland's gender pay gap is increasing

President becomes gender equality champion

News • 20 Feb 15

Members of the Huthi group, wearing army uniforms, stand guard outside the presidential palace

Yemeni rebels announce 'security commission'

News • 07 Feb 15

Mr Bashir called the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur calling them a 'security burden'

Sudan orders two senior UN officials to leave

News • 25 Dec 14

UN chief has urged communities in west Africa to abide by health rules in fight against Ebola

Ban urges respect for health rules in Ebola fight

News • 19 Dec 14

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