The UN Security Council imposes sanctions against Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah fighters.

Kenya calls on the UN to close the Dadaab refugee camp hosting hundreds of thousands of Somalis following the deadly al-Shabab attack on a university campus in the town of Garissa.

An academic says Israel's ill-treatment of Palestinian prisoners is in violation of the international conventions and amounts to war crimes.

Syria’s ambassador to the UN urges the international community to tackle terrorism in the country.

The UN chief warns about the humanitarian situation in Yemen as Saudi Arabia keeps bombing the impoverished Arab country.

Iran urges a convention that will set a deadline for nuclear disarmament across the world.

Civilians continue to fall victim to the Saudi-led war on Yemen. The United Nations is yet to take any action to stop the deadly campaign. A spokesperson for UN Chief Ban Ki-moon says discussions are taking place, and that the UN is QUOTE concerned about the loss of life.

In the US, low-income residents of Baltimore are being threatened with having their water shut off if they fail to pay outstanding bills. The same thing happened in the US city of Detroit. Now, critics say such a move is a clear violation of human rights and can lead to the spread of diseases, notably among children and that the city shouldn't punish those who can't make ends meet.

Civilians in Yemen are increasingly suffering from the violence in their country, the UN says.

An analyst says that the UN is not committed enough to stopping Saudi Arabia’s ongoing military invasion of Yemen.