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Panama seizes N. Korean ship carrying Cuban missiles Panama called for UN inspections of missile parts found aboard a North Korea-flagged vessel as it approached the Panama Canal, weapons Cuba later claimed as its own.
17 July 2013
West demands tougher action against Iran arms to Syria The United States on Monday led western calls for tougher UN action on Iran's arms supplies to Syria and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah.
17 July 2013
UN envoy in Syria talks as child toll mounts The UN's special envoy on children in war was in Syria for talks as concern mounted over the rising child death toll in the bloody two-year conflict.
16 July 2013
UN fears for Homs civilians as siege worsens Long-range weapons and tank attacks are being used in the worsening siege of the Syrian city of Homs.
13 July 2013
Obama signs Taiwan aviation bill President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bill which backs Taiwan's participation in a UN aviation agency, despite China's opposition to any recognition for the island that hints at statehood.
13 July 2013
Syria Baath leadership replaced, UN calls for Ramadan truce Syria's ruling Baath party has replaced its top leadership in a surprise move, while UN head Ban Ki-Moon called on all parties in the war to observe a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
10 July 2013
©REUTERS/Majed Jaber Fiji confirms another 380 UN peacekeepers for Golan Fiji has announced it will send a further 380 troops to join a UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights, lifting the Pacific nation's contribution to 562.
09 July 2013
Iraq attacks kill 41 as unrest surges Attacks north of Baghdad left 41 dead on Monday as the UN said more than 2,500 were killed in the past three months, highlighting concerns that Iraq is slipping back into all-out war.
02 July 2013
World Bank chief faces challenges as he makes his mark In his first year as president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim has tried to refocus the institution on fighting poverty and climate change -- but challenges lie ahead.
30 June 2013
Australia takes Japan to top UN court to stop whaling Australia takes its legal battle to stop Japanese whaling in the Antarctic before the UN's highest court on Wednesday, in an emotionally-charged case activists say is make-or-break for the giant marine mammals' future.
26 June 2013
Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice. ©REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Rice leaves UN with final blast over Syria 'disgrace' US ambassador Susan Rice left the United Nations on Tuesday slamming the Security Council's failure to act over the worsening Syria conflict as a "moral and strategic disgrace."
26 June 2013
Rebels barring access to Sudan conflict zones: UN Rebels battling government forces in two southern states in Sudan are holding up relief and medical supplies into areas they control.
21 June 2013
Aidos Sagat (R) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres (L). Urker band frontman appointed UNHCR goodwill ambassador in Kazakhstan Famous Kazakhstan singer and composer Aidos Sagat has been appointed first UN goodwill ambassador for refugees in Kazakhstan.
19 June 2013
Rowhani firm on Iran nuclear policy but vows more openness Iran's newly-elected president Hassan Rowhani ruled out any halt to the nuclear activity that has drawn UN sanctions but said he hoped an early deal could be reached to allay the concerns of major powers.
18 June 2013
Photo courtesy of hgi-fire.com Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan call for UN review of disputed dams The presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan called for the United Nations to review the potential impact of two disputed hydroelectric dams proposed by their regional rivals Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
17 June 2013
Illustration by Tengrinews.kz Children of Ablyazov and Khrapunov among UN mission's councellors in Central Africa Ilyas Khrapunov, and his wife Madina Khrapunova turned out to be on the diplomatic list of the permanent UN diplomatic mission in Africa.
07 June 2013
Photo courtesy of KEGOC.kz KEGOC joins UN Global Contract This step certifies the company’s serious intention to hold leading positions in corporate management in Kazakhstan: chairman.
06 June 2013
Iran nuclear impasse to dominate IAEA meeting Iran's defiant expansion of its nuclear programme and 10 failed meetings with the IAEA will dominate a gathering of the UN body's board starting Monday.
03 June 2013
Major powers struggle to agree on Syria conference: envoys Failure to agree on who will take part in an international conference on the Syria could thwart hopes that the make-or-break meeting will be held in June.
30 May 2013
Nestor Osorio. ©REUTERS UN agrees with Nazarbayev on global financial system reform The United Nations support major reforms of the international financial system.
23 May 2013

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