Is Abdulelah Haider Shaye an unjustly imprisoned journalist in Yemen or a convicted Al Qaeda enabler? (UN Photo/Marco Castro)

President Bashar Al Assad’s government Tuesday agreed to a six point peace plan put forward by special envoy Kofi Annan to end the violence in Syria, as a senior UN official said the death toll from the anti-government uprising was now over 9 000. In a statement Tuesday, Annan’s spokesperson…

UN-backed investigators are looking into recent reports that high level Syrian military officials are beginning to defect from President Bashar Al Assad’s security forces. (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine)

The United Nations Security Council Thursday condemned the “forcible seizure of power” in Mali by elements of the country’s armed forces and called for the release of all  Malian government authorities held by rogue military officials. The 15-nations security body issued a press statement late Thursday calling on military officials…

After eight months of deadlock, the UN Security Council finally agreed to a statement urging President Bashar Al Assad and opposition groups to cooperate with Kofi Annan’s efforts to mediate the Syrian crisis. (UN Photo/Fabrice Arlot)

The United Nations is still trying to assess the impact the murder of 16 Afghan civilians will have on its operations in Afghanistan, says the head of the world body’s mission to the country Jan Kubis. Kubis, who took over as head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan…

The UN is sending a team of experts to Damascus Sunday to continue talks with Syrian authorities on the proposals put forward last weekend by special envoy Kofi Annan. (UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras)

A UN assessment team will finally be allowed into Syria this weekend as the country marks the one year anniversary of its anti-government uprising, but officials in Damascus continue to prevent much needed aid from reaching those affected by fighting. In a statement Thursday, UN relief coordinator Valerie Amos announced…

A spokesperson for Kofi Annan says the former Secretary General has received and is reviewing President Bashar Al Assad’s response to a proposed UN peace plan for Syria.(UNPhoto/Reuters/SANA)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov traded jabs Monday over the conditions of a proposed ceasefire in Syria. (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine)