Tag: Un
Sustainable development world’s top issue: UN chief
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday singled out sustainable development as the top issue facing the planet with the world's seven billionth person...
Differences with US on UN bid persist: Palestine
The differences with Washington over the UN bid are “still wide,” a senior Palestinian official said on Wednesday after talks with US envoys in...
UN leader downbeat on short-term climate progress
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday warned Kiribati, a low-lying Pacific nation threatened by rising seas, that there was little chance of short-term progress...
Famine likely to spread in southern Somalia: UN
Famine-hit areas of southern Somalia will likely spread in coming days, with the situation continuing to worsen despite massive international aid efforts, the United...
UN concerned over Australian refugee plans
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he had concerns about Australia’s approach towards refugees, even as he praised the “model” nation for its...
UN chief urges Turkey, Israel to improve ties
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Turkey and Israel on Saturday to improve their relationship and accept the recommendations of a U.N. report into...
UN sends 1,100 tons of aid to Libya
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said Tuesday it was sending 600 tons of food and 500 tons of water to the Libyan capital...
Islamists probed over UN attack in Nigeria amid new violence
Investigators probed a Nigerian Islamist sect on Monday over the suicide bombing of UN headquarters here that killed at least 21 people in one...
UN vows fight as toll hits 23 in Nigeria
The UN’s deputy chief met Nigeria’s president Sunday after vowing a renewed fight against terrorism in the wake of a suicide bomb attack at...
UN rights official assaulted by South Sudan police
A top UN human rights official was assaulted by South Sudan police officers, the office of the UN rights chief said Friday, slaming the...
UN rights chief warns against killing Gaddafi
The UN human rights chief warned Friday against bounty hunters who may be seeking to kill Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi, saying that all assasinations...
Deadly bomb blast rocks UN building in Nigeria capital
A bomb rocked the UN building in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Friday, killing a number of people, leaving others trapped and causing heavy...
UN chief urges progress on test-ban treaty
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for new steps to achieve a nuclear-free world, ahead of next week's international day against nuclear tests....
Somalian famine set to spread to two new areas: UN
Famine is set to spread to two new southern Somali regions with millions of people reeling from extreme drought, the top UN humanitarian aid...
Western powers target Assad with UN sanctions
European nations and the United States pressed Wednesday for UN sanctions against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his entourage for their deadly crackdown on...
UN rights council orders probe into Syria violations
The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday ordered a probe into violations committed by the Syrian regime during its crackdown on popular protests.
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Hundreds of Afghans slam UN in vote row
Up to 700 Afghans marched through Kabul on Tuesday to protest against a decision by the country’s election commission to throw nine lawmakers out...
