United Nations

From today Dunedin can now call itself a City of Literature after UNESCO accepted the city's bid to join one of the world's most exclusive book clubs. Audio

Wayne ponders what's happened to diplomacy and the role of the UN. Jesse follows up with Dr Sarah von Billerberg in the UK and Otago University Professor of Peace Studies Richard Jackson. Audio

Nyka Alexander is a spokesperson on Ebola for the World Health Organisation, the United Nations health agency. Audio

The government might be promising to be a loud and independent voice on the United Nations Security Council, but the Prime Minister, John Key, still can't say if that means New Zealand troops will go… Audio

Within hours of New Zealand winning a coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council today, some former diplomats were warning cutbacks here will make it harder to make a difference there. Audio

Former deputy Prime Minister, Jim McLay, is New Zealand's permanent representative to the United Nations and will take up the Security Council seat early next year. Audio

Prime Minister John Key has just been talking to the media outside his house about the UN Security Council win. Audio

Terence O'Brien was ambassador to the United Nations when New Zealand last sat on the Security Council in the early 1990s, and was President of the Security Council during the war in the former… Audio

The Prime Minister says New Zealand's success in winning a seat on the United Nations Security Council is a victory for small states. Audio

New Zealand has won a two-year spot on the United Nations Security Council. Audio

New Zealand has won a two-year spot on the United Nations Security Council, securing 145 out of 193 votes on the first ballot. Audio

The government's being told there's no place for a New Zealand military contribution in the fight against Islamic State militants, as John Key still won't reveal the role this country might play. Audio

The United Nations is preparing to vote on which countries will join the Security Council - a vote that could see New Zealand elected in. Audio

In just two days the United Nations will decide whether New Zealand will get one of the non-permanent seats on the Security Council. Audio

New Zealand will learn in two days whether its 10-year campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council has succeeded. Audio

The United Nations' special envoy for Syria has called on the international community to act, saying it cannot allow the Syrian town of Kobane to fall to Islamic State fighters. Audio

A UN climate change summit opens in a few hours in New York, the first time world leaders have met to talk about global warming since Copenhagen in 2009. 120 heads of state will be there in what UN… Audio

New Zealand's attitudes towards people with disabilities and the work the Government's doing to uphold their rights is coming under the spotlight this week at the United Nations in Geneva. For the… Audio

The UN's disarmanent head, who lead the difficult and tense negotiations on the ground in Syria over the country's use of chemical weapons. Audio