UN Security Council to meet on Ukraine crisis after deadly clashes
The UN Security Council will hold a special meeting on the violence in eastern Ukraine.
UN Security Council to meet on Yemen crisis
The UN Security Council will hold closed-door meetings Monday on the crisis that has left Yemen in a political vacuum.
WHO pledges reforms as it admits Ebola mistakes
The World Health Organization's chief admitted the UN agency had been caught napping on Ebola and pledged reforms to avoid similar mistakes in future.
Security Council delegation visits Haiti
United Nations Security Council members arrived in Haiti for a three-day visit to urge the government to hold long-delayed elections.
UN Security Council condemns Ukraine trolleybus attack
The UN Security Council, including Russia, strongly condemned the "reprehensible" shelling of a trolleybus in east Ukraine.
UN meets to confront anti-Semitism after Paris attacks
French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy led calls at the United Nations to confront a global rise in anti-Semitism.
UN Security Council condemns Yemen attack, backs president
The UN Security Council condemned an attack by Huthi rebels on Yemen's presidential palace and voiced strong support for President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi.
Nobel laureate Gbowee tells UN to face up to world of fear
Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee told the UN Security Council that peace worldwide was losing ground and fear is on the rise.
UN chief alarmed by flareup in Ukraine fighting
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced alarm over fierce fighting around the Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine.
UN Security Council to meet on Ukraine crisis
The UN Security Council will meet next week to discuss the flareup of violence in Ukraine.
UN still awaiting Kabila go-ahead for DR Congo offensive
The United Nations is still waiting for President Joseph Kabila to sign off on a joint military plan to drive out rebels from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
UN Security Council condemns Ukraine bus attack
The UN Security Council strongly condemned on Tuesday a rocket attack on a bus in east Ukraine that left 11 civilians dead.
Kazakhstan's Majilis ratifies amendments to Water Convention
The lower chamber of Kazakhstan’s Parliament - the Majilis - has ratified a draft bill on Amendments to Articles 25 and 26 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes.
Five Guantanamo prisoners released to Kazakhstan
Five Guantanamo detainees have been released to Kazakhstan.
UN chief urges peaceful Sri Lanka vote
UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged the Sri Lankan government to ensure next week's elections are peaceful and that minorities are able to vote without fear.
Global warming could undermine poverty fight: World Bank
Climate change could undermine efforts to defeat extreme poverty around the globe, the World Bank warned Sunday.
Kazakh peacekeepers in Western Sahara
Kazakhstani peacekeeprs talked about their daily routine in Western Sahara.
New Zealand PM says UN seat a win for small states
New Zealand's election to the UN Security Council is a victory for small states that shows chequebook diplomacy is not needed to win a spot at the top table.
Kazakhstan not sending peacemakers to Liberia amid Ebola outbreak
Kazakhstan will not send any peacemakers to Liberia amid the outbreak of Ebola in that region.
Leonardo DiCaprio to be invited to Kazakhstan's EXPO-2017
There are plans to invite "green" celebrities, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, for EXPO-2017 in Astana.