The Irish Times

Guterres takes over from Ban Ki-moon as new UN chief

The former Portuguese PM starts his first day urging people to ‘put peace first’

Sun Jan 01 2017 - 15:11

Hollande says US must respect commitments on climate change

France and UN caution US president-elect Trump on risks of quitting 2015 global plan

Tue Nov 15 2016 - 18:19

UN chief calls Netanyahu ethnic cleansing video ‘outrageous’

Israeli PM had said Palestinians wanted to form a state devoid of Jewish population

Thu Sept 15 2016 - 20:37

Syria conference raises $10bn as Turkey warns of new exodus

Money to provide food, shelter and medicine to millions of Syrians, says David Cameron

Thu Feb 04 2016 - 20:23

COP21 deal hailed as overcoming ‘the impossible’

Reaction broadly positive as final agreement delayed after last-minute wrangling

Sat Dec 12 2015 - 20:04

COP21: Crunch issues still to be decided in Paris

Pope, UN secretary general call for urgent action and global solidarity in face of crisis

Mon Dec 07 2015 - 01:00

Aung San Suu Kyi wins outright majority in Burma’s election

Obama praises president Thein Sein as opposition party crosses majority threshold

Fri Nov 13 2015 - 11:21

Powers exasperated by broken ceasefires in South Sudan

Uganda tells warring sides to shelve egos and sign agreement to end 20-month-old conflict

Tue Aug 18 2015 - 19:43

Ban Ki-moon urges ‘comprehensive’ response to migrant crisis

UN chief says search and rescue operations should be strengthened to help save lives

Tue May 26 2015 - 15:32

President Higgins calls for protection of public space

He says State has moved away from supporting public parks and libraries

Mon May 25 2015 - 01:00

Putin accuses US of world domination attempt

Thousands marching on Red Square marking 70 years of victory over Nazi Germany

Sat May 09 2015 - 12:23

Migrant crisis on agenda in Pope Francis and Ban-Ki-moon talks

‘We need to address the roots of the problem,’ says UN secretary general at Vatican

Tue Apr 28 2015 - 22:30

Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army commander transferred to ICC in The Hague

Dominic Ongwen is among five commanders of guerrilla group indicted by the International Criminal Court

Wed Jan 21 2015 - 10:52

Turkey says Kobani ‘about to fall’ as Islamic State advances

Edges of Syrian town controlled by IS; Erdogan under pressure to join fight

Tue Oct 07 2014 - 21:22

Robinson calls for Europe to push on emissions cuts

Council needs to build on the ‘big momentum’ created by events in New York

Mon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00

Global response to Ebola ‘not moving fast enough’ - Obama

MSF says its hospital in Liberian capital can only open for 30 minutes a day due to demand

Fri Sept 26 2014 - 07:42

UN rights chief rebukes security council for ‘failing to act’

Navi Pillay says narrow national interests being put ahead of intolerable human suffering

Fri Aug 22 2014 - 10:08

European and US airlines cancel flights to Israel

Decision made after rocket fired from Gaza lands near Israel's Ben-Gurion airport

Wed Jul 23 2014 - 01:00

UN threatens action over Nigerian schoolgirls’ abduction

Security Council to consider ‘appropriate measures’ against Boko Haram

Sat May 10 2014 - 14:51

UN to send peacekeepers to Central African Republic

12,000 troops authorised by Security Council in effort to prevent genocide

Thu Apr 10 2014 - 20:08

Syrian foes may discuss prisoner swaps despite talks acrimony

Russia’s foreign minister says rival sides have promised to start direct talks on Friday

Wed Jan 22 2014 - 20:55

UN says mass graves discovered in South Sudan

Leaders warned they may be held to account over deaths as fears of ethnic killings increase

Tue Dec 24 2013 - 13:29

Chemical weapons used repeatedly in Syria, UN confirms

Investigators say deadly nerve agent sarin was likely used in four incidents

Fri Dec 13 2013 - 07:14

UN announces January date for Syria peace talks

International peace conference will aim to bring end country’s civil war

Mon Nov 25 2013 - 14:07

We should treat migrants the way we want our people to be treated - Ban

UN secretary general evokes Ireland’s longstanding history of emigration

Sat Oct 05 2013 - 15:27

Ban Ki-Moon in Syria peace drive at G20 summit

Russia warns US military action would probably derail plans for talks resumption

Thu Sept 05 2013 - 16:18

China urges caution on Syrian military action before UN inspectors’ report

Foreign minister Wang Yi urges restraint before completion of chemical weapons inquiry

Sat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00

UN says chemical weapons investigators to visit Syria soon

Team to visit three sites where it is suspected the weapons were used during ongoing civil war

Thu Aug 15 2013 - 10:17

Colombia in Farc talks breakthrough

Agreement on critical issue of agrarian reform seen as a major step forward

Mon May 27 2013 - 18:46

North Korea pulls workers out of last joint industrial project with south

Move prompts speculation that nuclear test might be imminent

Mon Apr 08 2013 - 20:24

South Korea plays down suggestion of nuclear test by the North

Nuclear conflict would make Chernobyl seem like a fairytale, says Putin

Mon Apr 08 2013 - 06:39

North Korea says it has ratified nuclear strike against US

Statement from Pyongyang threatens a “merciless attack” over hostile US policy

Wed Apr 03 2013 - 06:49

UN to investigate chemical weapon claims in Syria

Ban Ki-moon says use would constitute a ‘crime against humanity’

Thu Mar 21 2013 - 16:00