'Hopeful' John Kerry meets Abbas on Palestinian-Israeli unrest
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas on Saturday on a mission to quell more than three weeks of deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence.
Oct 24, 2015, 16:14 PM IST
UN chief Ban calls for direct Netanyahu-Abbas talks
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday that it was time for Israeli and Palestinian leaders to meet face-to-face to lower tensions over attacks in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Oct 23, 2015, 23:34 PM IST
UN chief urges end to violence as he meets Palestinian president
UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged an end to spiralling violence as he met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday.
Oct 21, 2015, 22:33 PM IST
UN chief in surprise visit to calm Israel-Palestinian unrest
UN chief Ban Ki-moon was to make an unannounced visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Tuesday to try to calm nearly three weeks of violence that has raised fears of a full-scale uprising.
Oct 20, 2015, 15:25 PM IST
Islam was 'never part of Europe': Hungary's PM Orban
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended his hardline stance against refugees, the vast majority of whom are Muslim, saying in an interview published on Friday that Islam "has never been part of Europe".
Oct 16, 2015, 17:08 PM IST
UNSC favours doubling number of women in peacekeeping ops
The UN Security Council has favoured doubling the number of women in peacekeeping operations over the next five years as it emphasised the need for peacekeeping missions to take into account gender considerations and the rights of women.
Oct 14, 2015, 19:29 PM IST
UN chief condemns Turkey bombings
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday condemned the bombings in the Turkish capital of Ankara and extended condolences to the families of the victims.
Oct 11, 2015, 14:52 PM IST
UN chief welcomes new head of UN climate science panel
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the election of a new head of the UN climate science panel.
Oct 07, 2015, 15:37 PM IST
UN asks Iran to help peace in Syria
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Iran to pressure its ally Syria to reach a peaceful resolution of the brutal civil war there.
Oct 06, 2015, 05:30 AM IST
Nepal turns to UN over 'obstruction' of trade point with India
Nepal has turned to the UN over alleged obstruction of a key border trade point with India.
Oct 03, 2015, 22:30 PM IST
Pakistan gives Ban Ki-moon dossier on Indian 'interference'; Kashmir spat on at UNGA
Dossiers about alleged Indian "interference" in Pakistan have been handed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Pakistan's National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz said on Thursday as the Kashmir controversy spilled into the second day at the General Assembly.
Oct 03, 2015, 00:54 AM IST
Pak submits dossier alleging Indian hand in terrorism to UN
The representative accused India of using the "terrorism bogey" for not only staling the bilateral dialogue but also mitigating the overall atmosphere between the two countries.
Oct 02, 2015, 07:12 AM IST
Wanted to give dossier on India's involvement in Pak to Modi: Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he wanted to hand over to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi a dossier on India's alleged interference in its domestic affairs but could not do so as no meeting took place between them in New York.
Oct 01, 2015, 20:38 PM IST
Hungary warns of instability from Europe's migrant crisis
Hungary has warned that Europe's migrant crisis was threatening the continent's stability, at a UN meeting called to agree on a global response to the largest refugee exodus since World War II.
Oct 01, 2015, 03:29 AM IST
Europe`s migrant crisis, Syria in the UN spotlight
The war in Syria and Europe`s migration crisis take centre stage at the United Nations on Wednesday as world leaders work to overcome deep divisions over how to confront the turmoil.
Sep 30, 2015, 11:19 AM IST
G7, Gulf states pledge $1.8 billion for UN refugee aid
The G7 group of leading economies and Gulf states pledged $1.8 billion in funding Tuesday for UN aid agencies helping Syrian refugees.
Sep 30, 2015, 07:45 AM IST
Hungary PM aims to meet Ban before mooted border closure
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban aims to meet UN chief Ban Ki-moon in New York this week ahead of a possible closure to thousands of migrants of the EU country`s border with Croatia.
Sep 29, 2015, 16:08 PM IST
Barack Obama draws pledges of 40,000 troops for UN peacekeeping
U.S President Barack Obama on Monday announced that more than 50 countries have stepped up and promised to contribute 40,000 new troops and police for the United Nations peacekeeping operations and lauded UN chief Ban Ki-moon`s efforts to achieve zero tolerance policy against `abusive peacekeepers`.
Sep 29, 2015, 03:49 AM IST
United Nation serves ''Landfill Salad'', recycled lunch fit for presidents, princes
In a lesson on practising what they preach, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon served lunch made from food waste -- like "Landfill Salad" -- to about 30 world leaders here for the global summit on sustainable development agenda.
Sep 28, 2015, 17:40 PM IST
Historic 70th UN General Debate begins today
Over 150 world leaders will descend for the UN General Assembly's annual General Debate where issues like sustainable development, climate change, refugee crisis, terrorism and tackling ISIS would occupy the centrestage.
Sep 28, 2015, 07:54 AM IST
