A senior United Nations official has been kidnapped in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, private TV channel Geo reported. Pakistani security officials gather near the vehicle of an official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) after a shooting in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta February 2, 2009. Gunmen abducted the foreign official [...]
The Madrid high-level Meeting on Food Security ended on Tuesday with a call for better coordination to combat hunger. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon addresses the closing ceremony of the High Level Conference on World Food Security in Madrid, Jan. 27, 2009. The conference was concluded on Tuesday with over 700 delegates attending.UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon [...]
Susan Rice, the new U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, Monday presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon here. Susan Rice (L), new U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, shakes hands with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon after presenting her credential at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, Jan. [...]
Vietnam took initiative in contributing to dealing with matters that were discussed by the United Nations Security Council with independent stance, appropriate to the common trend so it was widely supported, said Ambassador Le Luong Minh. Ambassador Le Luong Minh and the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. How did Vietnam perform its responsibility as an elected member [...]
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to journalists in Gaza City in front of the United Nations compound that was struck by Israeli fire during Israel’s offensive, January 20, 2009. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, voicing shock and anger at the “heartbreaking” devastation, visited the Gaza Strip Tuesday to pledge aid for Palestinians after Israeli attacks killed [...]
The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, which has claimed more than 2,200 lives, is spiraling out of control, a UN news release said Thursday. Children carry water collected from a stream in Budiriro neighbourhood in Harare, December 17, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)Humanitarian agencies are boosting their activities to tackle the challenge, the United Nations Office for [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday said that he supports Pakistan’s efforts to search for truth and justice on the December 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. A supporter holds a candle next to a picture of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto during a prayer ceremony ahead of her first death anniversary in [...]
The UN Security Council Tuesday adopted a resolution to encourage the successful implementation of a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which means a Palestinian state can enjoy peace alongside a secure Israel. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei (Front) attends a ministerial meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the Palestinian-Israeli peace process [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Addressing the high-level segment of the UN Climate Change Conference in Poland, Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan stressed that environmental challenges can erode Vietnam’s efforts of reducing poverty and realizing millennium development goals. VietNamNet Bridge – Addressing the high-level segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference kicked off Thursday in PoznaÅ, Poland, [...]
When environment ministers worldwide are arriving in Poznan, Poland to focus on a shared vision on fighting climate change, the UN climate chief told reporters on Tuesday that he saw no agreement on long-term goal at the talks. Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), speaks during [...]
