GONAIVES, Haiti, July 7 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, serving as the United Nations' special envoy, Tuesday toured parts of Haiti hammered by hurricanes and floods last year.

YANGON, Myanmar, July 3 (UPI) -- Myanmar's military-led regime Friday put off the trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi without giving any reason, her spokesman said.

NEW YORK, June 29 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will press for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners on his visit to Myanmar, U.N. News said.

TRIESTE, Italy, June 26 (UPI) -- The regional implications of the conflict in Afghanistan will be the focus of the U.N. secretary-general's visit to the G8 meeting in Italy, officials say.

NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) -- The United Nations says more than 2.5 million Pakistanis have been displaced by the offensive against Islamic militants in the northwest region.

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, March 30 (UPI) -- The United Nations is calling on leaders in Madagascar to open a dialogue and address the root causes of the recent violence in the country.

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UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday called for an end to Israeli ground operations in Gaza, his spokeswoman said.

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Recovery teams Wednesday had yet to reach the wreckage of an aid-bearing plane that crashed in Democratic Republic of the Congo with 17 people on board.