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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to governments to step up their response to Europe's migrant crisis.

• 29 августа 2015, 14:59

Kazakhstan and International Atomic Energy Agency have signed the agreement establishing the international nuclear fuel bank in Kazakhstan.

• 27 августа 2015, 20:23

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that countries must "accelerate the rhythm of negotiations" on capping global warming ahead of an international climate conference in Paris in December.

• 27 августа 2015, 12:20

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was appalled by reports that Islamic State militants had demolished a temple in Syria's ancient Palmyra.

• 25 августа 2015, 12:48

UN chief Ban Ki-moon begins a visit to Nigeria at the weekend to commemorate a deadly attack on the global body by Boko Haram militants and meet the country's new leader.

• 22 августа 2015, 12:48

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed serious alarm over the upsurge in fighting in Ukraine and called for urgent steps to de-escalate the violence.

• 18 августа 2015, 13:01

The UN's humanitarian chief fiercely condemned attacks against civilians in Syria at a press conference in Damascus on Monday.

• 17 августа 2015, 16:39

US Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday to express concern about a visit to Moscow by the commander of Iran's covert forces.

• 14 августа 2015, 16:16

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced he had fired the mission chief in the Central African Republic, declaring "enough is enough" after a string of allegations of child sex abuse by peacekeepers.

• 13 августа 2015, 13:03

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned against what he called unfounded claims that Syria has chemical weapons.

• 10 августа 2015, 13:43

The United Nations warned that migrants landing in Greece were facing "shameful" conditions, with the crisis-hit country claiming it was unable to cope with the massive influx on its Aegean islands.

• 08 августа 2015, 13:46

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon raised alarm over a $100 million shortfall in funding for the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees and called for urgent donations.

• 05 августа 2015, 10:33

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will deliver a speech during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

• 30 июля 2015, 17:58

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursday Russia's "outrageous" veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17ю

• 30 июля 2015, 13:02

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed to push for justice despite Russia's veto of a UN resolution.

• 30 июля 2015, 12:43

Serbia hailed Russia's veto on a draft UN Security Council resolution recognising the 1995 Srebrenica massacre as a genocide.

• 09 июля 2015, 12:03

The parliament in Tripoli rejected a UN proposal to resolve Libya's political crisis but said it wanted to press on with talks toward reaching an accord with its rival in the east of the country.

• 08 июля 2015, 11:31

The UN's atomic watchdog and Iran held "intense discussions" in Tehran about the possible military dimensions of the country's nuclear programme.

• 07 июля 2015, 11:18

China is expected to unveil its long-awaited national pledges to reduce carbon emissions beyond 2020, a state-run newspaper said.

• 29 июня 2015, 17:21

On the eve of highly-charged elections, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the government of Burundi to ensure that voting takes place in a secure environment.

• 29 июня 2015, 15:13