UN ready to help on Iran assets dispute if US agrees
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is ready to help settle a dispute between Iran and the United States on Tehran`s frozen assets, but only if both countries make that request, a UN spokesman said Friday.
Apr 30, 2016, 00:52 AM IST
UN chief slams `increasingly restrictive` EU refugee policies
UN chief Ban Ki-moon hit out Thursday at what he called "increasingly restrictive" refugee policies in Europe as the continent faces its worst migrant crisis in decades.
Apr 28, 2016, 14:44 PM IST
Syria truce tested as Aleppo bombardment kills 25
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply concerned" by the fighting and urged both sides to stick to the two-month-old truce and troubled peace talks in Geneva.
Apr 27, 2016, 01:41 AM IST
World needs new vision for urbanisation: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the world needs a new vision for urbanisation, a "New Urban Agenda," to help protect the environment and limit climate change.
Apr 13, 2016, 11:46 AM IST
UN holds first-ever hearings to pick world`s top diplomat
Candidates vying to become the next UN secretary-general fielded questions Tuesday on global crises -- from climate change to achieving Middle East peace -- during the first-ever hearings to choose the world`s top diplomat.
Apr 13, 2016, 02:25 AM IST
UN lifts secrecy in race for next chief, but backroom deal may still prevail
In a departure from 70 years of secrecy, candidates for United Nations secretary-general will this week make campaign-style pitches to the General Assembly as it hopes to influence the private Security Council poll that picks the winner.
Apr 12, 2016, 01:12 AM IST
Ban Ki-moon reiterates offer of 'good offices' for India-Pakistan talks
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his offer of "good offices" to facilitate the resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan that appears to have again hit a brick wall.
Apr 08, 2016, 23:54 PM IST
UN defends response to terrorism in wake of criticism by PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said in Brussels that the United Nations does not know what terrorism is and how to deal with it.
Apr 06, 2016, 10:00 AM IST
Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark enters race to lead UN
New Zealand formally put forward Clark as its candidate at a press conference in Wellington.
More than 100 victims tell UN of peacekeeper sex abuse
More than 100 victims have come forward in the Central African Republic with appalling new accounts of sexual abuse, including bestiality, by UN peacekeepers and French troops, the United Nations has said.
Apr 01, 2016, 04:50 AM IST
Bashar al-Assad says he can form new Syria government with opposition
Syria President Bashar al-Assad's opponents responded that no administration would be legitimate while he remained in office.
Mar 31, 2016, 09:47 AM IST
Iran missile tests have caused alarm: UN's Ban
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that Iran`s ballistic missile had caused "alarm" and it would be up to the major powers to decide whether fresh sanctions should be applied.
Mar 30, 2016, 16:12 PM IST
Syrian refugee crisis demands united global action: UN chief
UN chief Ban Ki-moon Wednesday called for a united global effort to tackle the Syrian refugee crisis, as he opened a conference on securing resettlement places for nearly half a million of those displaced.
Mar 30, 2016, 15:05 PM IST
UN chief regrets Morocco ''misunderstanding'' over Western Sahara remark
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon regrets a "misunderstanding" over his use of the word "occupation" to describe Morocco`s annexation of Western Sahara, which led to Morocco expelling dozens of United Nations staff, his spokesman said on Monday.
Mar 29, 2016, 03:25 AM IST
UN`s Ban Ki-moon condemns `appalling` Pakistan bombing
The attack in Lahore was carried out by a suicide bomber who blew himself up in the crowded Pakistani park as Christians were celebrating Easter, Christendom`s holiest day.
Mar 28, 2016, 08:40 AM IST
UN chief Ban Ki-moon hails removal of IS from Syria's Palmyra
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon Saturday welcomed the removal of Islamic State jihadists from Syria's ancient Palmyra, calling for the site to be protected for future generations.
Mar 28, 2016, 01:01 AM IST
Iraq buries young victims of football pitch bomb carnage
Iraq on Saturday buried the victims, among them many young boys, of a suicide attack that ripped through a trophy ceremony after a local football tournament and killed 32 people.
Mar 26, 2016, 20:04 PM IST
UN chief Ban Ki-moon in Baghdad for talks
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Baghdad Saturday for talks with senior officials on ways of assisting war-ravaged Iraq, the world body said.
Mar 26, 2016, 15:36 PM IST
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says 'time to stop violence' in Middle East
"This is a critical time for the region. It is time to stop the violence and end injustice, to give people the opportunities they deserve to build a better life," he added.
Mar 26, 2016, 03:39 AM IST
Morocco closes UN military liaison office in West Sahara
The United Nations said Tuesday it has closed its military liaison office in Dakhla, Western Sahara at the request of Morocco and withdrew three military observers posted there.
Mar 23, 2016, 05:19 AM IST
