In Diffa, Niger, a family uprooted from Malam Fatouri, Nigeria, by Boko Haram shelter at a site for displaced civilians on 18 August 2016. Photo: UNICEF / Sam Phelps

Middle East and Africa World

Over 6 Million Needy People to Get $100 Million UN Aid

January 31, 2017February 2, 2017 RMN News Aid, António Guterres, UN

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres released US$100 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to sustain aid operations

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UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2270(2016), imposing additional sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme. UN Photo / Rick Bajornas

Asia Pacific Videoart

Security Council Takes Tough Measures Against North Korea

December 1, 2016December 2, 2016 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, North Korea, Security Council, UN

The Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted measures against North Korea that United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described as “the

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UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2270(2016), imposing additional sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme. UN Photo / Rick Bajornas

Asia Pacific Political Issues Politics

How to Improve the Human Rights Situation in North Korea

November 28, 2016November 30, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, Japan, North Korea, Tokyo, UN

A United Nations (UN) rights expert has appealed to governments and civil society organizations to put people squarely at the

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UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2270(2016), imposing additional sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme. UN Photo / Rick Bajornas

Americas Recent World

Nuclear-Weapon States Oppose Elimination Treaty

October 15, 2016October 19, 2016 RMN News Nuclear, Treaty, Weapon

According to a UN statement released Friday, several nuclear-weapon States reiterated their opposition to a proposed legally binding treaty to

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Children in Hoeryong City, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), observe the UN inter-agency assessment mission that evaluated the needs of people affected by floods in September 2016. Photo: UNICEF/Murat Sahin

Asia Pacific Recent World

600,000 People Affected by Floods in North Korea

October 8, 2016October 9, 2016 RMN News Children, Floods, North Korea, UNICEF

After disastrous flooding in North Korea in August and September left tens of thousands of children in urgent need of

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UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2270(2016), imposing additional sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme. UN Photo / Rick Bajornas

Asia Pacific Recent Videoart World

UN Appoints Human Rights Experts to Monitor North Korea

September 10, 2016September 11, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, North Korea, UN

The UN High Commissioner for human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has designated two independent human rights experts, Ms. Sonja

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