Israeli forces and a newly installed metal detector on the corner of Al Wad Street, in Jerusalem’s Old City. Photo: Mya Guarnieri/IRIN

How to Break Israeli-Palestinian Impasse

November 24, 2015November 25, 2015 RMN News Israel, Palestine, UN

Nearly 12 months after the launch of the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with the aim of

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban meet with families of refugees at the Centre Tenda Di Abramo in Rome. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas (file)

World Observes the International Day for Tolerance

November 17, 2015November 19, 2015 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, Tolerance, UN

Tolerance is much more than passively accepting the “other;” it brings obligations to act, and must be taught, nurtured and

View of Paris, France, from UNESCO headquarters. UN Photo/Mark Garten

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UN Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Paris

November 14, 2015November 16, 2015 RMN News Paris, Terrorist, UN

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council have condemned the “despicable” terrorist attacks carried out Friday in various

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar in November 2014. UN Photo / Rick Bajornas (file)

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Myanmar Begins the Process of Forming Next Government

November 13, 2015November 16, 2015 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Government, Myanmar

Welcoming this past weekend’s elections as “a significant achievement in Myanmar’s democratic transition,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday extended

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas (file photo)

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Myanmar Elections: UN Chief Concerned About Hate Speech

November 2, 2015November 6, 2015 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, Myanmar, UN

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern Sunday at the continuous resort to hate speech, provocation of communal

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Can United Nations Prevent Terrorism?

October 29, 2015November 3, 2015 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, Boko Haram, ISIL, ISIS, Terrorism, UN, United Nations

Despite the world’s best efforts, “terrorism is on the march” and the violent ideas that fuel it are spreading, United