Новости по теме UN

Number of Syrian refugees passes 2 million mark: UN More than two million Syrians have now fled their war-ravaged country, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, lamenting the nearly 10-fold increase from a year ago.

03 September 2013

Merkel hits out at Russia, China over Syria stance German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit out at Russia and China over their stance in the Syrian crisis, saying in an interview published Saturday that their action weakened the United Nations.

01 September 2013

Obama weighs 'limited' strike on Syria President Barack Obama said the United States was weighing "limited, narrow" action against Syria, as UN inspectors left the country Saturday and opened a window into a possible strike.

31 August 2013

UN rights panel urges N. Korea to grant access The head of a UN inquiry into human rights in North Korea appealed on Tuesday for access to the country, even as Pyongyang condemned his commission's work as slanderous and provocative.

28 August 2013

US threatens Syria over 'obscene' chemical strike Washington warned Syria it would face action over the "moral obscenity" of a gruesome chemical weapons attack, as UN inspectors braved sniper fire to gather evidence about the incident.

27 August 2013

Moscow warns US against Syria military action Military action against the Syrian regime would be a "tragic mistake", Russia said Sunday, warning the West not to preempt the results of a UN probe into alleged deadly chemical attacks.

26 August 2013

Syria OKs UN chemical probe, US eyes military action UN experts are to start investigating a suspected Syrian chemical attack Monday as a sceptical Washington weighing military action and coordinating with allies said Syria's acceptance of the probe came too late.

26 August 2013

UN rights panel challenges N. Korea over 'slander' claim The head of a UN inquiry into human rights in North Korea challenged Pyongyang on Monday to back its allegation that testimony gathered by his commission in Seoul amounted to "slander"

26 August 2013

Syria chemical attack would be 'crime against humanity': Ban The use of chemical weapons in Syria would constitute a "crime against humanity", adding there was "no time to lose" in investigating an alleged attack which the opposition says killed hundreds.

23 August 2013

Syria opposition says 1,300 dead in chemical attacks by army Syria's main opposition group accused the government of "massacring" more than 1,300 people in chemical weapons attacks.

22 August 2013

UN calls for $98 mn in emergency aid for N. Korea The United Nations is in urgent need of $98 million to finance emergency aid for the people of North Korea.

18 August 2013

Egypt braces for 'Friday of anger' after bloody crackdown Egypt's Islamists called for a "Friday of anger" in Cairo after nearly 600 people were killed following a crackdown on their protest camps, as the UN urged "maximum restraint" from all sides.

16 August 2013

Central African Republic poses 'serious threat': UN The UN Security Council warned Wednesday that turmoil in the Central African Republic poses a "serious threat" to the country and the region, and urged new measures to restore stability.

15 August 2013

UN recommends targeted sanctions in Central Africa UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon recommended to the Security Council Friday that sanctions be taken against elements of the Seleka coalition responsible for reprisal attacks in the Central African Republic.

10 August 2013

Syria on menu as Ban, Russia FM hold working dinner UN chief Ban Ki-moon emphasized the need to find a political solution to the Syrian conflict when he met Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday.

09 August 2013

UN warns of plight of women, children in Syria's Homs The UN sounded the alarm Saturday about the plight of women and children in Syria's Homs, urging all parties in the conflict to enable access to some 400,000 trapped civilians.

04 August 2013

Mugabe party surges towards victory amid calls for calm Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe looked poised to win a seventh term in office after romping to victory in parliamentary polls dismissed as fraudulent by the opposition, as the head of the UN led calls for calm.

03 August 2013

At least 67 killed in Iraq violence Attacks mainly targeting Shiite-majority areas of Iraq killed at least 57 people on Monday, and security forces killed 10 militants.

30 July 2013

Syria death toll tops 100,000: UN More than 100,000 people have now been killed in the Syrian civil war, UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Thursday, as he appealed for new efforts to convene a peace conference.

26 July 2013

UN says special force ready to fight Congo rebels The United Nations said Thursday it is ready to send troops into battle against rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after demonstrators accused peacekeepers of being too weak.

19 July 2013

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