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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 16:10

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 16:24

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 14:34

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 10:52

Assad says key battle afoot as UN says rebels have tanks Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that the army was fighting for the nation's future as UN officials said the regime was using fighter jets against rebels armed with tanks.

02 August 2012 16:51

UN arms talks end without deal UN negotiations to draft the first international treaty on the multi-billion-dollar arms trade have ended without a deal, with some diplomats blaming the US for the deadlock.

29 July 2012 10:47

Canada slams China, Russia for UN Syria vetoes Canada issued a scathing retort on Thursday after Russia and China vetoed another UN resolution to pressure the Syrian regime to rein in its crackdown on a 16-month-old rebellion.

20 July 2012 14:58

Annan, Ban call on UN Council to act on Syria UN chief Ban Ki-moon and international envoy Kofi Annan called on the UN Security Council to take strong action on the Syria conflict ahead of a vote Thursday on a western-backed resolution calling for sanctions.

19 July 2012 15:22

Rebels battle to 'liberate' Syria capital Rebels declared the battle to "liberate" Damascus has begun as heavy fighting raged across the city on Tuesday and Russia said an agreement is possible for a UN resolution on the Syria crisis.

18 July 2012 12:53

Kazakhstan supports UN efforts to stop violence in Syria Astana shares the concerns over the situation in North African and Middle Eastern countries: Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan.

11 July 2012 17:37

First witness to take stand against Ratko Mladic UN prosecutors open their case Monday against Bosnian Serb ex-military chief Ratko Mladic before the Yugoslav war crimes court, with their first witness to testify on how he survived a mass execution in 1992.

09 July 2012 11:26

UN leader condemns lack of regulation for arms trade UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday it was a "disgrace" that there is no global arms trade regulation as he opened treaty talks held up by Palestinian demands for a place in the negotiations.

04 July 2012 15:11

Syria opposition meets as UN slams new violations Exiled opposition groups tried to forge a common vision for a transition in Syria as they met Monday in Cairo as the UN rights chief accused both the regime and opposition of "serious" violations.

03 July 2012 17:56

Pyongyang parade's fake missiles and smuggled Mercedes: UN North Korea may have put fake versions of a new missile on display at a major military parade this year, UN sanctions experts said in a report.

01 July 2012 10:04

Kazakhstan is ready to help UN establish peaceful life in Afghanistan: Nazarbayev Nursultan Nazarbayev met with special representative of UN Secretary General and head of UN Mission in Afghanistan Jan Kubis.

29 June 2012 13:33

Kazakhstan is ahead of Russia and Ukraine in happy countries rating Columbian University experts have made a list of the happiest countries.

09 April 2012 12:41

Kazakhstan hopes to enter UN Security Council in 2016 Kazakhstan is hoping to enter the UN Security Council as a temporary member in 2016.

09 December 2011 11:25

Nazarbayev: The world is not secured from nuclear terrorism Fortunately, the world has not faced the problem of nuclear terrorism yet. But we are practically not secured from such threat: Nursultan Nazarbayev.

24 September 2011 11:35

Nazarbayev and Obama discussed relations of Kazakhstan and U.S. Nursultan Nazarbayev had a number of bilateral meetings during his participation in the 66th session of the UN General Assembly.

23 September 2011 17:02

Kazakhstan and Austria discussed bilateral interaction Nursultan Nazarbayev held a number of bilateral meetings after his speech at the 66th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

23 September 2011 16:27

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