Former Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today (14 January) his efforts to mediate the Syrian conflict last year had faced opposition from people in the region who “were not in favour of the talks" and had paid "lip service to accept the six-point plan, but nothing happened.” UNTV
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today (14 January) called for the international community to put much more effort into tackling the human rights situation of people in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. CH UNTV
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (14 January) said Israel's plans to building 3,000 housing units east of Jerusalem are illegal under international law, and the project should be dropped. UNTV