• New UN envoy hails Somaliland as ‘island of relative peace and stability’ in insecure region

• UN celebrates 50 years of invaluable contributions by women to human space flight

• Enhanced regional cooperation vital to curbing spread of terrorism, senior UN official says

• Ban voices concern at continued use of death penalty by some States

• Ban challenges youth to support action against climate change

• UNAIDS welcomes new study, reiterates support for antiretroviral treatment

• UN agency forecasts record harvests, more balanced commodity markets

• Afghanistan: Ban condemns deadly attack near Kabul’s Supreme Court building

• World population projected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050 – UN report

• UN food agency warns against fungal threat that could hamper global wheat output

• Ban recommends strengthening UN peacekeeping force in Golan Heights

• Nearly 93,000 people killed in ‘vicious’ Syria conflict – UN human rights chief

• Syria: UN humanitarian agencies reiterate call for access to 1.2 million stranded in Damascus

• Ban calls on private sectors in US, China sector to help achieve sustainable development

• Conflicts in Syria, Mali pose unprecedented threats to children – UN report

• Senegalese general to head UN peacebuilding office in Central African Republic

• Despite procedural delays, UN war tribunals still making progress, officials tell Security Council

• At General Assembly debate, UN officials stress vital role of culture in development

• Côte d’Ivoire must address ‘profound political fragmentation’ – UN expert

• UN agency sounds alarm over exploitation of millions of children in domestic labour

• UN food agency says 38 countries have met international target on hunger eradication

• Accountability must be cornerstone of post-2015 development agenda – UN expert

• Guinea: Ban welcomes multi-party dialogue to overcome electoral challenges

• Education systems must provide basic knowledge, skills youth need to thrive – UN officials

• Prosecutor of UN Rwanda genocide tribunal urges cooperation to catch roaming fugitives

• UN mission deplores deadly attack against Afghan government workers

• Following violent clashes in Iraq, Ban stresses need for dialogue, reconciliation

• West Africa’s Sahel region still in crisis and requires urgent support, says UN official

• European Union, the Guardian newspaper, among recipients of UN food agency awards

• Security Council: despite challenges, Yemen’s political transition on course, says UN official

• Haiti: UN warns 1.5 million people face severe hunger following weather shocks

• Myanmar authorities must do more to curb abuses against the Rohingya – UN expert

• Nigeria crisis sends over 6,000 people fleeing for safety, UN agency reports

• Development in Indonesia must not threaten adequate housing for the poor – UN expert

• Haiti: Senior UN official ‘gravely concerned’ by forced evictions of displaced families

• UN chief committed to negotiating a solution in Western Sahara conflict

• Ban calls on Member States to press ahead with efforts to realize AIDS-free world

• Ban appoints Kobler as envoy in DR Congo

• States accountable for investigating and preventing violence against women – UN expert

• Marking World Oceans Day, UN official urges coordinated action to reverse marine degradation

• Kenya’s Mukhisa Kituyi appointed new head of UN trade and development body

• DR Congo: UN concerned about dozens of children facing possible M23 re-recruitment

• Despite slight drop, number of children missing out on school remains high, UN agency reports

• After release of report, UN climate change official reiterates now is ‘crucial moment’ to act

• Global efforts to promote health face serious challenges from ‘big business’ – UN official

• UN envoy welcomes meeting in Kurdistan between senior Iraqi, Kurdish officials

• UN environment chief welcomes US, China agreement to target potent greenhouse gas

• UN Libya mission calls for restraint after latest violence in Benghazi