Israel unveils 1,800 settler homes after Kerry visitIsrael unveiled plans Friday for more than 1,800 new settler homes in a move the Palestinians said was aimed at forcing Washington to abandon its Middle East peace drive.
12 января 2014
Kazakhstan not sending peacekeepers to SyriaAccording to Kazakhstan ex-Permanent Representative in the UN Senator Byrganym Aitimova, Kazakhstan will not send any peacekeepers to Syria.
Oxfam launches '12 Days of Giving' for Syria refugeesInternational aid agency Oxfam on Tuesday launched a "12 Days of Giving" appeal to help destitute Syrian refugee families in Jordan and Lebanon survive the region's harsh winter months.
03 декабря 2013
Kazakhstan to continue assisting AfghanistanPresident of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev told the Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Jan Kubis that Kazakhstan was ready to continue providing assistance to Afghanistan.
UN nuclear inspectors in Japan as China demands opennessInspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog arrived in Tokyo Wednesday to monitor marine pollution near Fukushima as China demanded Japan provide "accurate" information on how it is handling the crisis.
US gives no spying guarantee to UN: spokesmanThe US government has guaranteed the UN that it is not intercepting its secret communications, a spokesman said Wednesday while not being drawn on reports of past spying.
31 октября 2013
Syria peace talks in doubt over opposition riftsThe UN-Arab League envoy for Syria says peace talks are in doubt unless a "credible opposition" takes part, overcoming rifts among its factions.
21 октября 2013
Syria arms inspectors face unprecedented danger: UNThe United Nations warned Monday that inspectors face a year-long mission of unprecedented danger in trying to destroy Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, as rebels launched a major offensive.
08 октября 2013
UN atomic agency to visit FukushimaThe UN atomic agency said Friday it is sending a team from October 14-21 to review Japan's progress cleaning up areas around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.
04 октября 2013
Arms experts see Syria progress, on-site inspections soonInternational experts preparing to destroy Syria's chemical weapons arsenal said they had made "encouraging" progress Thursday and expect to carry out on-site inspections within days.
04 октября 2013
Syria disarmament team launches missionA disarmament team is to arrive Tuesday in Damascus on a mission to destroy Syria's chemical arsenal, a day after UN experts wrapped up their investigation of alleged gas attacks.