Tag: Un
5m Pakistanis at risk from floods again: UN
Up to five million people in Pakistan are at risk from floods this year, partly due to poor reconstruction and the inadequate rehabilitation of...
UN assembly to give Ban new term as leader
The UN General Assembly will on Tuesday elect South Korean Ban Ki-moon to a second term as UN leader after he was backed by...
UN atom chief urges nuclear stress tests, inspections
The UN nuclear chief called on Monday for national safety tests on all the world’s reactors within 18 months, followed by international inspections to...
UN lauds role of Pakistani peacekeepers in Liberia
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Coordinator of United Nations Operations in Liberia Ellen Margrethe Loj has praised the Pakistan’s peacekeeping contingent for...
Cheap food not in sight, warns UN
The international community will face higher food prices and volatility in commodity markets for some time, according to a new report by the UN...
UN splits al Qaeda and Taliban on sanctions list
The UN Security Council on Friday split the international sanctions regime for the Taliban and al Qaeda in a bid to encourage the Taliban...
UN rights council passes ‘historic’ gay rights resolution
The UN Human Rights Council passed Friday a historic resolution that seeks equal rights for everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, marking progress for...
UN rights council passes ‘historic’ gay rights resolution
The UN Human Rights Council passed Friday a historic resolution that seeks equal rights for everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, marking progress for...
Sudan border state airstrikes may have killed 64: UN
Air strikes on Sudan’s Southern Kordofan border state may have killed as many as 64 people and caused tens of thousands to flee, the...
UN to ease Taliban sanctions to boost reconciliation
The UN Security Council will consider Friday removing about 20 former senior Taliban commanders from an international sanctions list to boost reconciliation efforts in...
Ban Ki-moon appreciates Pak contribution to UN peacekeeping missions across globe
The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon has greatly appreciated Pakistan’s significant contribution to UN Peacekeeping Missions across the world, adding that this has brought credibility...
UN must make ‘clear statement’ on Syria: Britain
The UN Security Council must make a "clear statement" on Syria by proceeding with a resolution condemning the crackdown by government forces, British Foreign...
Libya denies violations at UN rights council
Libya sought Thursday to refute crimes against humanity charges at the UN Human Rights Council, but states including France and Spain said they did...
Obama backs Ban Ki-moon for new term as UN chief
US President Barack Obama supports UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s bid for a second term and believes he has made important reforms at an institution...
South Sudan death toll tops 1,500: UN
More than 1,500 people have died this year in violence across southern Sudan, the United Nations said, ahead of the region’s independence in July....
N Sudan dismisses UN call for troops to quit Abyei
Khartoum on Saturday dismissed calls by the UN Security Council for it to withdraw its forces immediately from Abyei, the disputed region of divided...
Iran rebuffs UN atom body on military-linked queries
Iran has rebuffed a request by the UN nuclear chief for prompt cooperation with a probe into possible military aspects of Tehran’s atomic activities,...
