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Report says insects, which contain lots of protein and minerals, are environment-friendly and could help fight obesity. Gå til kilden

Leaked UN report says sanctions have delayed, but not halted, development of nuclear and ballistic missile programme Gå til kilden

General Assembly approves Qatari-drafted move condemning alleged rights abuses by government amid continued violence. Gå til kilden

Tax avoidance, secret mining deals and financial transfers are depriving Africa of the benefits of its resources boom, ex-UN chief Kofi Annan has said. Gå til kilden

Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, a Syrian rebel group, set free four Philippine peacekeepers captured earlier this week. Gå til kilden

Kenya asks UN to scrap international crimes against humanity charges against President Kenyatta and Vice President Ruto. Gå til kilden

Report finds more than 97 women and 33 girls subject to rape by DRC forces as M23 perpetrated its own violence. Gå til kilden

The UN has named the three panel members for its first-ever human rights investigation into North Korea. Gå til kilden

UN chief condemns "kidnapping" of four peacekeepers monitoring ceasefire line in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Gå til kilden

Committee says it has no "conclusive" proof either side used chemical weapons, after claim that rebels used sarin gas. Gå til kilden

Moscow and Beijing reject UN plans to inspect camps in Jordan, citing possible bid for "foreign intervention" in Syria.
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Kual Deng Majok targeted by members of Arab Misseriya tribe while travelling with UN convoy in disputed Abyei region. Gå til kilden

More than 700 people killed in bomb attacks last month, according to UN, highest level in almost five years. Gå til kilden

World body admits it should have done more to prevent 2010-2012 tragedy, finding half of those who died were children. Gå til kilden

The U.N experts said the U.S. was violating the rights of the prisoners.
With some 100 prisoners at the Guantanamo Naval Base on a hunger strike, a group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday reiterated call on the U.S. to shut down the detention centre. Gå til kilden

The UN is sharpening its focus on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of the arrival of a new UN brigade which rebels say they will fight. Two key UN officials have paid visits there in less than a month. Gå til kilden

Japan's near-symetrical snow-topped volcano, Mount Fuji, looks likely to become a Unesco World Heritage site, officials say. Gå til kilden

Cairo’s pullout is in protest at the failure to implement a 1995 resolution for a Middle East free of nuclear weapons. Gå til kilden

About 11,000 troops, including 6,000 African soldiers already in Mali, to begin mission in July if situation secure. Gå til kilden

When M23 rebels tried twice to arrange a protest march against a United Nations resolution to deploy an intervention brigade with an offensive mandate to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, they had to postpone it because the local population would not participate. Gå til kilden

The UN special rapporteur on torture has expressed his "deep disappointment" over Bahrain's decision to indefinitely postpone his visit to the county. Gå til kilden

Rare joint agreement by UNSC demands end to violence and condemns rights abuses by Syrian government forces and rebels. Gå til kilden

Experts from the 15 Security Council members due to meet on Tuesday to discuss resolution, drafted by France. Gå til kilden

Thousands of Malian refugees fleeing conflict in neighbouring Mauritania are enduring "appalling" conditions in a UN-run camp, a medical charity warns. Gå til kilden

Foreign ministry says rebel attack on UN convoy in Jonglei region killed five Indian nationals who were escorting it. Gå til kilden

Latest violence comes as major donors conference in Qatar's capital pledges $3.6bn to help rebuild war-ravaged region. Gå til kilden

Damascus rejects what it says is UN attempt to broaden scope of investigation into alleged chemical weapons attacks. Gå til kilden

DR Congo rebel leader, Bertrand Bisimwa, welcomes peace talks but rejects "foreign interference" in M23 controlled area. Gå til kilden

Six world powers fail to reach agreement with Iran in discussions on the country's disputed nuclear programme in Almaty. Gå til kilden

A UN agency has said it will soon be unable to provide "life-saving" aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan and other countries due to funds running out. Gå til kilden