Новости по теме UN

UN agencies in appeal to save Syrians from catastrophe Leaders of five UN agencies on Monday appealed to the international community to stop the "cruelty and carnage" in Syria, warning they may soon be forced to suspend humanitarian aid to the war-torn country.

16 April 2013

Cambodia, Thailand take temple dispute to top UN court Thailand and Cambodia are to face off at the UN's highest court Monday in a dispute over land surrounding a flashpoint temple that has seen deadly clashes along their joint border.

15 April 2013

UN refugee chief meets some of thousands who fled C.Africa The UN high commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres, met some of the thousands of C. Africans who have fled to the DRC after rebels seized power in their home country.

14 April 2013

Austerity putting children at risk: UN The UN warned Wednesday that austerity measures are hitting children hard, as it published a ranking of kids' well-being in rich countries topped by northern European countries and showing Britain climbing out of the bottom tier.

10 April 2013

World powers and Iran seek solution at Kazakhstan talks Iran and world powers sit down for two days of talks Friday in the hopes of putting an end to a decade-old nuclear dispute that has left the Islamic republic enduring UN sanctions and risking military action from its arch foe Israel.

05 April 2013

US vows to defend itself, allies amid N. Korea crisis The United States vowed to defend itself and its regional allies Tuesday after North Korea again stepped up its warlike rhetoric and the UN warned that the crisis could spin out of control.

04 April 2013

Kazakhstan peacemakers to avoid missions causing mixed public reaction They do not include missions that may cause mixed reaction of our major partners or the society: Kazakhstan Defense Ministry

01 April 2013

Canada pulls out of UN drought convention Canada said Thursday it is pulling out of a UN convention that fights drought, mostly in Africa, becoming the only nation to walk away from a pact that Ottawa says is a waste of money.

30 March 2013

Iran, N. Korea, Syria block arms trade treaty Iran, North Korea and Syria on Thursday held up agreement on the first global treaty on the $80 billion a year conventional arms trade.

29 March 2013

UN chief says chemical weapon use would be 'outrageous' UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon "remains convinced that the use of chemical weapons by any party (in Syria) under any circumstances would constitute an outrageous crime".

20 March 2013

Ban says Syria nearing 'complete destruction' International governments must act quickly to stop Syria's "complete destruction," UN leader Ban Ki-Moon warned Monday as the conflict entered a third year.

19 March 2013

N. Korea says US 'nuclear blackmail' will drive arms race North Korea said Monday that "nuclear blackmail" by the United States would drive more countries to follow its lead and build their own atomic weapon.

19 March 2013

Muslim states agree to 'historic' UN statement on women Muslim and western nations on Friday overcame deep divisions to agree a historic United Nations declaration setting out a code of conduct for combatting violence against women.

16 March 2013

Yemen to launch tough talks on reconciliation Yemen, the only country where an Arab Spring revolt led to a negotiated settlement, is to launch a UN-backed national dialogue on Monday aimed at drawing the state's divisive players towards a reconciliation.

15 March 2013

Saudi death from SARS-like virus: WHO A SARS-like virus that has struck in Britain and the Middle East has claimed a new victim in Saudi Arabia, bringing the global toll from the mystery illness to nine.

13 March 2013

Downturn threatens Europe's life expectancy gains: WHO Gains in life expectancy across Europe could be reversed if cash-strapped governments cut health budgets.

13 March 2013

233 million women lacking contraception in 2015: study An estimated 233 million women in their fertile years will lack access to modern contraception by 2015, up from 221 million in 2010.

12 March 2013

Kazakhstan to contribute to UN peacekeeping missions Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry is working to prepare a peacekeeping unit and developing a legal framework to enable Kazakhstan’s citizens to participate in UN missions.

11 March 2013

N. Korea scraps peace pacts as sanctions toughened An enraged North Korea responded to new UN sanctions with fresh threats of nuclear war on Friday, vowing to scrap peace pacts with South Korea as it upped the ante yet again after its recent atomic test.

11 March 2013

Ruthless crime gangs driving global wildlife trade Ruthless and heavily armed "criminal syndicates" linked to drug smugglers and militias are running the global wildlife trade and turning their guns on the park rangers tasked with protecting endangered species.

09 March 2013

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