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UN chief to highlight important work that lays ahead for world leaders

New York, Sept 16 (JEN): Ahead of what is expected to be one of the busiest high-level periods in recent memory at the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will brief reporters on Wednesday on a range of issues that world leaders will tackle in New York beginning next week. more

UN chief voices concern at latest escalation at Jerusalem’s holy sites

New York, Sept 15 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday echoed the concerns expressed by the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process about the latest es ...

President talks about changing the world, as 69th UN General Assembly concludes

New York, Sept 15 (JEN): The 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly presented countries with a â€œhistoric opportunityâ€ to change the world for the better and was guid ...

India welcomes UNGA decision on Security Council reform

New Delhi, Sept 14 (JEN): The Indian government on Monday welcomed the decision by the UN General Assembly to carry forward the text presented by the President of the General Assembly on the ...

UN Mid-east envoy urges respect for Jerusalem’s holy sites

New York, Sept 14 (JEN): The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process voiced concern at Sundayâ€™s provocations and violence in and around the holy sites in ...

UN calls for full, swift implementation of European proposals for refugee crisis

New York, Sept 12 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday welcomed the European Commissionâ€™s proposals unveiled last Wednesday to address the current refugee crisis in Euro ...

Stéphane Dujarric told reporters in New York that Ban is following closely the situation in the South Asian nation, which is in the last stages of preparing a new constitution. “He stresses the importance of dialogue and non-violence as well as respec

New York, Sept 12 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday presented his agenda to strengthen United Nations peacekeeping, including setting out three â€œfundamentalâ€ changes ...

Global nuclear-test ban urgently needed for safer, more secure world: UN officials

New York, Sept 11 (JEN): Top United Nations officials on Wednesday highlighted the existential threat posed by nuclear testing, and called for all States that have not yet done so to sign an ...

Syria: Ban promises establishment of chemical weapons accountability probe

New York, Sept 11 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday welcomed the United Nations Security Councilâ€™s authorization to set up an investigative mechanism to identify who i ...

Ban appoints Zimbabwe national as Assistant Secy-General for Safety and Security

New York, Sep 5 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced the appointment of Fadzai Gwaradzimba of Zimbabwe as the Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Se ...