Valerie Amos says 72 local, 59 foreign medical teams are now providing emergency treatment in affected areas, and vaccination campaign begins Monday
Former British PM Tony Blair says world faces extremism based on what he calls perversion of religious belief, fanaticism that abuses faith to justify violence against innocent civilians
Political chief Jeffrey Feltman says talks suffered significant setback with Israel’s announcements of settlement plans in West Bank, including East Jerusalem
Officials also agree South Sudan faces significant challenges, including quelling volatile Jonglei state
Only seven of 15 members voted in favor of resolution - two votes short of required nine; remaining eight members abstained
Libya’s UN ambassador, Ibrahim Dabbashi, tells Security Council that people of his country want to see Saif Al-Islam Gadhafi prosecuted within Libya
Mandela described as towering figure as General Assembly holds special meeting to honor former South African president on his 95th birthday
UN deputy secretary-general says in past decade more than 600 journalists have been killed exercising their 'critical role in society'
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees is urging the Security Council and the international community to mitigate the risk of a regional explosion
Special representative for Libya says risks in country should not be underestimated
Security Council calls for a strengthened global response
Special envoy Mary Robinson cites great chance for peace, warns of dire consequences if squandered
Christine Lagarde says that after a particularly volatile period conditions improving, but gains not accompanied by jump in global growth
US officials say new sanctions target the Foreign Trade Bank of North Korea, for its role in supporting Pyongyang’s nuclear program
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, who was captured by US operatives in Jordan, appears in NY court, enters plea through court-appointed lawyer
U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos expressed concerns about the increase in the cost to aid Syria in their humanitarian crisis
Incident follows death of 30-year-old Palestinian prisoner while in Israeli custody
Hina Rabbani Khar accused India of 'war mongering' this week
Economic experts predict China’s economic growth this year will stabilize and outperform that of 2012
Abid Naseer pleaded not guilty to charges he participated in a subway bombing plot
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