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New York, Jan 28 (JEN): Côte d'Ivoire is making “good progress” towards lasting peace and stability, but with presidential elections on the horizon, urgent steps need to be taken in security sector reform and national reconciliation, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council on Monday. more
Ban welcomes Tunisia's adoption of new constitution

New York, Jan 27 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday commended “another historic milestone” in Tunisia's democratic transition with the adoption of the ...

Iran: UN plans to ensure peaceful nuclear programme

New York, Jan 25 (JEN): The recently concluded action plan aimed at allaying international concerns about Iran’s nuclear programme is an important development, the head of the United ...

Syrian government, opposition to meet: UN

New York, Jan 25 (JEN): Representatives of the Syrian Government and opposition groups have agreed to meet on Saturday for the first time ever in the same room, the Joint Special Representa ...

Ban calls on Egypt to mark anniversary of revolution

New York, Jan 24 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on Egyptians to mark the third anniversary of their revolution by renewing their commitment to peacefu ...

Greenpeace forest activists scale Essar HQ

Mumbai, Jan 22 (JEN) Greenpeace activists draped Essar’s 180ft tall building in Mahalakshmi here with a giant 36 ft X 72 ft banner which read, ‘We kill forests’: Essar."

Ban urges Yemen to work towards building new country

New York, Jan 23 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesdaycongratulated Yemen on successfully concluding nearly year-long talks on which the country's new constitution ...

UN congratulates Yemen on concluding national dialogue

New York, Jan 22 (JEN): After being on the brink of civil war, Yemenis negotiated an agreement for peaceful change, the only such in the region, a senior United Nations official Tuesday said ...

UN congratulates new leadership in southern Somalia

New York, Jan 21 (JEN): The top United Nations official in Somalia Monday welcomed new leadership in the Interim Jubba Administration and called the establishment of the Executive Council a ...

Accelerating development agenda top priority for UN

New York, Jan 15 (JEN): With the United Nations development agenda in transition – moving from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era towards a focus not just on poverty eradica ...