The Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been placed “on notice” following a debate on the atrocities committed by its leadership, a senior UN official has said.

People across Azerbaijan, even those living in remote rural areas, are to have access to high-speed by 2017, according to a senior government official.

There is no better way forward for Afghanistan than a national unity government, according to the head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

The authorities in Pakistan are to get the full support of the United Nations following what has been described as a “most barbaric attack” on a military school in Peshawar.

More than 130 people, mainly children, were killed by the extremist Taliban group on Tuesday.