Новости по теме United Nations

UN Population Fund views Kazakhstan as regional hub Kazakhstan is becoming a regional hub and we have to see how Kazakhstan grows, develops and renders support to the neighboring countries in this region: UNFPA head.

02 November 2012

US backs call for Eid truce in Syria The United States on Friday backed a call by the United Nations, the Arab League and their special envoy to Syria for a ceasefire by both sides in the conflict over this month's Eid al-Adha holiday.

20 October 2012

UN report warns of possible rise in child marriages The number of girls who marry before their 18th birthday could increase dramatically over the next two decades, a new UN report warned Thursday.

12 October 2012

Ban refuses to abandon dream of united Korea All the signs are that he will be disappointed, but Ban Ki-moon refuses to abandon hope that he will live to see peace prevail on the Korean peninsula.

11 October 2012

World must work out how to grey gracefully: UN Governments around the world must work out how to cope with ageing, a UN report said Monday, warning developing economies with lots of young workers may one day find their populations a drag.

01 October 2012

Kazakhstan advocates cultural rapprochement decade Kazakhstan advocates the initiative to declare a decade of cultures rapprochement.

30 September 2012

Kazakhstan suggested UN to hold anti-crisis conference in Astana Kazakhstan’s initiative to summon the anti-crisis conference in Astana in 2013 and invite the UN to take part is on the agenda: Kazakhstan's representative in UN.

30 September 2012

Netanyahu and Abbas make rival UN pitches The leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority both address the UN on Thursday, one seeking recognition for his state, the other warning of a dire threat to his.

28 September 2012

French leader urges UN to back African force for Mali French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday urged the global community to help defuse a crisis in Mali by giving UN backing to a West African-led military intervention.

26 September 2012

West turns up heat on Iran and Syria at UN Western and Arab leaders ramped up the pressure on Syria and Iran at the United Nations on Tuesday, as US President Barack Obama vowed to keep Tehran from getting its hands on nuclear weapons.

26 September 2012

Brahimi begins Syria mission with Egypt, League talks UN and Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi on Monday begins his Syria mission by meeting League officials and senior Egyptian leaders before heading to Damascus on his first official trip to the region.

10 September 2012

US suspends Afghan police recruit training US special forces in Afghanistan have suspended training for about 1,000 Afghan police recruits to vet existing members, the military said Sunday, after a surge in insider attacks on NATO.

03 September 2012

New UN envoy 'scared' by Syria conflict task New UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Friday that he was "scared" at the size of the task of ending the Syria conflict.

26 August 2012

Under-pressure but defiant Iran seeks elusive IAEA deal Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog were due in talks Friday to make a fresh push to patch up relations as Tehran feels the heat from sanctions and amid fevered speculation of imminent Israeli military action.

24 August 2012

Billions of dollars but no peace in Sudan's Darfur More than four years after an African Union-UN peacekeeping force costing billions of dollars arrived in Sudan's restive western region of Darfur, peace remains elusive and some question the mission's value.

20 August 2012

Syria pounds rebel bastions as UN names new envoy Syrian forces launched new air strikes and shelled rebel strongholds in several key cities on Saturday, a watchdog said, after the UN named a new envoy to try to end the conflict.

19 August 2012

Brahimi to become new Syria conflict envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran diplomat troubleshooter, will take over from Kofi Annan as the international envoy on the Syria conflict.

18 August 2012

UN ends Syria mission as Aleppo attack renewed The UN has called an end to its observer mission in Syria, as activists reported more bloodletting in an attack on civilians in the main battleground of Aleppo.

17 August 2012

UN body sends first food aid to flood-hit N. Koreans The World Food Programme has said it is sending a first shipment of emergency food aid to flood-hit areas of North Korea, where torrential rain has killed scores of people and inundated cropland.

05 August 2012

China 'regrets' Syria envoy Annan's resignation China expressed regret Friday over former UN chief Kofi Annan's resignation as international envoy for Syria and said it would continue to "work for a political resolution" to the conflict.

04 August 2012

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