Kazakhstan leads Central Asia in human development
UNDP published their annual human development report. Kazakhstan comes 68th - the highest rank among Central Asian countries.
Nazarbayev calls for international legal framework for the global information space
Information space is a realm equal to natural resources, water or air, or outer space in terms of its importance to the humankind: President Nazarbayev.
UN Secretary General invited Nazarbayev for nuclear security summit in New York
Ban Ki-moon invited Nursultan Nazarbayev to the nuclear security summit to be held on September 22 in New York.
Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) to visit Kazakhstan
Miroslav Jenca is to discuss prospects of cooperation between the UN Organization and Kazakhstan and a raft of issues of international significance: Foreign Ministry.
UN to review human rights situation in Kazakhstan online
A report on human rights in Kazakhstan will be reviewed by the UN Human Rights Commission in an online session.
Kazakhstan suggested to make Almaty a regional UN center
Implementation of Kazakhstan's plans to make Almaty a subregional hub of multilateral diplomacy is a good basis for further interaction: Kazakh Foreign Minister.
Massimov met with UN Deputy Secretary-General
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister met with UN Deputy Secretary-General Yuriy Fedotov on June 14.
Kazakhstan supported Ban Ki Moon's nomination for UN Secretary General
Astana supported UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon for his new term.
SCO and UN agreed on cooperation in countering terrorism
The SCO and UNODC signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in countering terrorism, illegal drug trafficking and organized crime.
ESCAP forecast Kazakhstan’s economy growth at 6.2% in 2011
After the moderate 1.2% in 2009, the economy growth bounced back up to 7% in 2010 against the backdrop of favorable external economic conditions (…) The economy is set to grow by 6.2% in 2010: Noeleen Heyzer, ESCAP Executive Secretary.
Kazakhstan can make a substantial contribution to global food security: Dr Jacques Diouf, Director-General UNFAO
Thanks to its resources, the nation has a vast potential in boosting its agricultural produce. This could bring Kazakhstan’s contribution to global food security to a higher level: Dr Jacques Diouf.
Industrial powers conserve poverty in “banana republics”: N. Nazarbayev
All the developed nations used to protect their processing industries, regarding them as “fledging industries” (…) Now the IMF, the World Bank and the WTO demand liberalization and free trade: President Nazarbayev.
Capital punishment in Central Asia discussed in Astana
International conference on capital punishment in Central Asia held in Astana to discuss abolishment and transition challenges.