United Nations Secretary-General today strongly condemned the latest terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Turkey, on the British consulate and the HSBC headquarters in which at least 26 people were killed.
The United Nations Security Council today denounced the latest bombings in Istanbul, Turkey, saying the attacks have only hardened its resolve to fight terrorism.
The United Nations expert specializing on the protection of human rights defenders is scheduled to visit Turkey in December at the invitation of the Ankara government.
With one in eight girls in Turkey out of school, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and that country's Government today launched a major campaign to get every girl in the classroom by 2005.
The United Nations convened a donor meeting in Ankara, Turkey, today to assess the latest situation in Bingol and surrounding communities hit by an earthquake last week, killing more than 175 people and injuring over 520.
The United Nations has deployed a disaster assessment team to help coordinate emergency rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake which hit southeastern Turkey early this morning, killing nearly 85 people.