Новости по теме UN

Aid workers in DRC appeal for $900 million Aid workers in the conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday they will need nearly $900 million (673 million euros) to meet the needs of the population this year.

08 February 2013

Massacre plunges Syria deeper into 'horror' spiral The Syrian war has reached "unprecedented levels of horror", UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Tuesday after dozens of men were killed in a grim new massacre.

30 January 2013

International donor conference for war-torn Mali opens An international donor conference to drum up funds and troops to help the military operation against Islamist militants in Mali opened on Tuesday at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital.

30 January 2013

North Korea says plans nuclear test aimed at US North Korea said Thursday it planned to carry out a third nuclear test and more rocket launches aimed at its "arch-enemy" the United States in response to tightened UN sanctions, but offered no timeframe.

25 January 2013

Syria conflict kills 60,000, says UN, as clashes rage More than 60,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict, the UN said on Wednesday, as dozens more died or were wounded when an air strike hit a service station near Damascus.

04 January 2013

Syria peace envoy in Moscow as Russia pressures Assad The UN-Arab League peace envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, was to hold talks in Moscow Saturday to find a way out of the Syria conflict.

30 December 2012

North Korea is nuclear test-ready: US think-tank North Korea has repaired extensive rain damage at its nuclear test facility and could conduct a detonation on two weeks notice, a US think-tank said Friday, citing satellite imagery analysis.

29 December 2012

Kazakhstan to work out recommendations for UN The first meeting of the Coordination Council for national consultations on UN agenda in global development after 2015 was held in Astana.

24 December 2012

China resists moves to sanction N. Korea: diplomats China is resisting US-led efforts to order new sanctions against North Korea over its rocket launch and the UN Security Council could take weeks to decide a formal move, diplomats said.

18 December 2012

UN to increase contacts with Syrian opposition The UN humanitarian chief said Monday she has asked the Syrian government for 10 more aid groups to work in the country and will increase contacts with the opposition to help those in need.

18 December 2012

UN atomic team in Iran for nuclear talks A team from the UN atomic watchdog led by chief inspector Herman Nackaerts arrived early Thursday for talks with nuclear officials on Iran's controversial nuclear programme.

14 December 2012

'Worrying' increase in global child trafficking: UN Children -- most of them girls -- now make up 27 percent of all human trafficking cases, marking an alarming increase in recent years.

13 December 2012

India condemns N. Korea rocket launch, tests own missile India condemned North Korea's long-range rocket launch on Wednesday even as it tested one of its own ballistic weapons, which were developed when India was a nuclear pariah itself.

13 December 2012

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry makes a statement on the launch of a long-range rocket by North Korea “We believe the move may have an adverse effect on the global non-proliferation regime and poses a threat of both regional and global scale”, the statement reads.

13 December 2012

WTO approves membership for Tajikistan The World Trade Organization on Monday approved Tajikistan's 11-year struggle to join the UN's global trade body, paving the way for the Central Asian nation to become its 159th member.

12 December 2012

North Korea successfully launches long-range rocket North Korea successfully launched a long-range rocket on Wednesday, sharply escalating the security threat posed by the nuclear-armed state and provoking concern from China and global condemnation.

12 December 2012

Limited options to punish N. Korea rocket launch With North Korea seemingly intent on going ahead with its planned rocket launch, the international community must decide how it can punish a country that has proved largely impervious to past sanctions.

12 December 2012

World powers watching closely Iran-IAEA talks World powers keen to re-start diplomatic efforts to resolve he Iranian nuclear crisis will be closely watching a UN atomic agency trip to Tehran on Thursday for any indications of a change in mood.

12 December 2012

DR Congo rebels, troops accused of killing, rape rampage Rebels and government troops raped and killed civilians and looted towns during battles in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last month with children suffering dramatically.

08 December 2012

UN urges Palestinians to stay out of Syria conflict The half a million Palestinian refugees living in Syria should keep out of the country's conflict and their neutrality be respected.

07 December 2012

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