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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. ©RIA Novosti UN peacekeepers must protect cultural sites: UNESCO chief UN culture chief Irina Bokova urged the Security Council to task peacekeepers with protecting cultural sites and to help prosecute those who destroy historical treasures.
28 April 2015
UN preparing 'massive' aid operation in quake-hit Nepal The UN food agency said Monday it was preparing a large-scale aid operation to earthquake-ravaged Nepal, with a first plane set to arrive.
27 April 2015
EU leaders seek UN clearance for operation against migrant smugglers Britain and France agreed to seek UN approval for an EU military operation against people smugglers, in a bid to curb the soaring number of migrants dying.
24 April 2015
UN Security Council deplores Mediterranean boat tragedy The UN Security Council deplored the latest Mediterranean boat tragedy that left 800 dead.
22 April 2015
UN appeals for safe havens after Mediterranean tragedy UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appealed to world governments to share the burden of taking in refugees after more than 700 migrants were feared dead.
20 April 2015
UN threatens Libya sanctions, urges negotiations The UN Security Council pressed Libya's warring factions to urgently form a unity government and threatened sanctions against those behind spiraling violence.
14 April 2015
UN chief calls for new push to settle Western Sahara UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for a new push to resolve the conflict over Western Sahara and stressed that cooperation to address human rights could help find a settlement.
11 April 2015
UN Security Council demands aid access to Yarmuk camp in Syria The UN Security Council demanded access for life-saving humanitarian aid to reach refugees trapped in Syria's Yarmuk camp.
07 April 2015
UN Security Council to discuss pause in air strikes on Yemen The UN Security Council will meet Saturday to discuss a Russian proposal for humanitarian pauses in the Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen.
04 April 2015
UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in Baghdad for talks United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Baghdad on Monday for talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and other top officials.
30 March 2015
UN Security Council holds Libya arms embargo in place The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to step up the fight against Islamic extremists in Libya but without lifting the arms embargo.
28 March 2015
Ban Ki-moon condemns 'heinous' Syria Kurdish new year attacks UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemned "heinous" attacks that killed and injured dozens at Kurdish new year celebrations in northeastern Syria.
21 March 2015
©Tengrinews illustration Kazakhstan to eliminate discrimation against disabled persons Kazakhstan is on its way to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as part of the move to eliminate discrimination against the disabled.
20 March 2015
UN chief condemns 'deplorable' Tunis attack UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned what he called the "deplorable" attack on Tunisia's national museum that left at least 17 tourists dead.
19 March 2015
Photo courtesy of the press service of the Senate of Kazakhstan's Parliament. UN Secretary-General invited to take part in religious forum in Astana this summer The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been invited to take part in the coming Congress of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan in June.
07 March 2015
©RIA Novosti One billion young at risk of hearing loss from loud music: WHO More than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through listening to loud music, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
28 February 2015
UN to discuss Ukraine on anniversary of annexation The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency session to discuss the fragile ceasefire in Ukraine.
27 February 2015
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. ©RIA Novosti UNESCO demands crisis meet over Iraq heritage destruction The head of the United Nations' cultural agency demanded an emergency meeting of the world body's Security Council.
27 February 2015
UN Security Council calls for stepping up Yemen talks The UN Security Council called for the stepping up of UN-brokered talks on ending a growing crisis in Yemen.
26 February 2015
UN chief seeks action on Syria sieges, barrel bombs Denouncing a business-as-usual approach to Syria, UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for urgent action to lift sieges on civilians and to end barrel bomb attacks.
20 February 2015

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