United Nations
Syria: Aid not delivered, fighting continues
Airstrikes are reportedly continuing in areas of the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta in Syria despite fresh attempts to implement Russia's five-hour pause in the bombardment. The United Nations… Audio
UN reiterates concern with Pacific detention of asylum seekers
A UN group says the detention of migrants and asylum seekers should be seen as a very last resort, used for the shortest period and only if justified.
Syrian children caught up in a country in chaos
The war in Syria hasn't abated, with the situation in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta reaching a critical point. Dozens have been killed in the last month and now there is the issue of the injured. Children… Audio
War criminal Slobodan Praljak dies after taking poison in court
A Bosnian Croat wartime commander has died after swallowing poison in a UN war crimes courtroom after losing an appeal against a 20-year prison sentence. Reuters' Rosanna Philpott reports. Video, Audio
Chris Carter on Myanmar: 'Aung San Suu Kyi doesn’t have much manoeuvrability'
Former Labour Party minister Chris Carter left New Zealand in 2011 for a role with the UN in Afghanistan. He's now working in Myanmar and for the past two years he has been leading all UN Agencies… Audio
UN urges PNG, Australia to restore services on Manus Island
The United Nations team in Papua New Guinea is strongly urging the PNG and Australian governments to restore basic services to the detention centre. Kedar Poudyal is a Human Rights Adviser for the… Audio
US, Israel to quit UNESCO
Israel says it will join the US in pulling out of the UN's cultural organisation after US officials cited "anti-Israel bias".
Trump sets new sanctions on North Korea
The US President Donald Trump has tightened the noose around North Korea, announcing new US sanctions on companies who do business with the nuclear state. Speaking at the UN in New York, he said he'd… Audio
How do you solve a problem like (N) Korea?
The United States presidents has vowed to totally destroy North Korea unless it backs down from its nuclear challenge. Meanwhile North Korea has warned that it will only accelerate its nuclear… Audio
No new sanctions over latest North Korea missile test
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned North Korea for carrying out what it called a highly provocative missile test.
US envoy says North Korean leader 'begging for war'
US Ambassador Nikki Haley is urging the UN Security Council to take the strongest possible measures against North Korea over its latest nuclear test.
Housing plans for Ihumātao should be re-evaluated - UN
Plans to build special housing on land at Ihumātao - near the Auckland Airport - should be re-evaluated, the United Nations says.
Deadly Bangladesh floods: 'The kids started screaming 'snake''
Rescue workers are scrambling to provide as much aid as possible to millions of people stranded by the worst floods in South Asia for years. The United Nations says in all, 41 million people have been… Audio
UN recommends inquiry into state care abuse
The United Nations has recommended the New Zealand government establish an independent commission of inquiry into the abuse of children and adults with disabilities while in state care from 1950 to…
Hard Truths: documentary in the 'post-truth' era
Do we expect documentaries to be strictly truthful? And what happens when a desire for good storytelling wins out over the facts? Four leading documentary-makers talk candidly about navigating… Audio
Helen Clark and Gaylene Preston: My Year with Helen
Renowned Kiwi filmmaker Gaylene Preston's film My Year With Helen is a study of gender politics and an insight into the closed world of international diplomacy at the United Nations. Helen Clark and… Video, Audio
NZ must hold inquiry into state care abuse - Susan Devoy
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has told the United Nations that if the New Zealand Government doesn't have an inquiry into historical abuse in state care, it's failing in its duty under… Audio
UN treaty banning nuclear weapons
The United Nations took an historic step yesterday adopting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by an overwhelming majority. Lyndon Burford from the Disarmament and Security Centre… Audio
NZ population to hit 6 million by 2100
New Zealand's population is projected to hit 6 million at the end of the century, with New Zealanders life expectancy growing to 92 years, according to a UN report.
Murdoch Stephens: Raising the bar
Murdoch Stephens is on the show to talk about his fight to double the refugee quota. Audio