The United Nations secured a pledge for the release of about 3,000 child soldiers in South Sudan The United Nations secured a pledge for the release of about 3,000 child soldiers in South Sudan, according to a report by Reuters released on Tuesday.
After a marathon discussion that ran a total of about 30 hours, all countries in the United Nations have agreed to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but that deal is wrought with noncommittal language and lacks any real oversight.
According to the Panorama Laboral de América Latina y el Caribe 2014, the urban unemployment rate for the region may in 2015 go to as high as 6.3 percent.
Dutch government refuses to turn over Malaysia Airlines MH17 investigation to United Nations The Dutch government has refused to turn over the investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to the United Nations.
In a Tuesday United Nations conference in Peru, organizers will shoot hard for the first time ever to neutralize all the greenhouse gas pollution generated by their own event.
Honduras has this year's largest human Christmas tree, setting a new Guinness world record. Honduras has this year's largest human Christmas tree, setting a new Guinness world record.
The Caribbean region has shown significant progress in reducing mother-to-baby HIV transmission according to a statement by the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS Monday.
Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a September ceasefire agreement between the government in Kiev and separatists in the east of the country, the U.N. Human Rights Office revealed in a report.
Nearly 11 months after war broke out in South Sudan, a peace deal has been forged between the two parties: the soldiers and rebels loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar and the supporters of President Salva Kiir. The peace deal was reached Saturday in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.
According to Reuters, the United Nations declared that the shortage of food and basic goods is driving some in quarantine zones to leavedespite the growing number of Ebola cases in Sierra Leone as the country lacks treatment centers.
Nearly 10,000 people have been killed in Iraq in 2014 The conflict in Iraq has had tremendous consequences on civilians in Iraq with 26,000 civilian casualties this year, according to a report from the United Nations.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly to refute the "brazen lies" spoken by other world leaders at the same UN podium.
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly's General Debate, Guatemala's foreign affairs minister said the influx of undocumented immigrant children to the United States should not be considered a crime.
Indian PM receives warm welcome, after previously being barred from U.S. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, who was once unwelcome in the U. S.
El Salvador's president spoke before the United Nations about decreasing poverty levels, quality of life and migration of children that's also affecting Central America.
The Honduran president addressed the immigration crisis at the United Nations General Assembly's General Debate on Wednesday. After U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto did not mention immigration, Honduras' Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado spoke of the high crime rates and migration of children from his country.
With an influx of undocumented immigrants entering Mexico from Central American countries, immigration was projected to be a topic for Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto to address the United Nations General Assembly. He instead focused on the purpose of the U.N.
