Geneva:The vast majority of victims of violent extremism worldwide are Muslims and the objective of extremists "is for us to turn on each other [and] our unity is the ultimate rebuke for that bankrupt strategy,"
United Nations:UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today said that he is deeply alarmed by the surge of intolerance and "hate-driven violence" across the world, calling on the international community to speak out against "anti-Muslim bigotry"
Stockholm: The United Nations' lead official on climate change says the next UN leader should be a woman, but she has no plans to seek the job. Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on
New York: Describing India as having "a very special place in my heart," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recalled that he deliberately chose to begin his diplomatic career in New Delhi, which he saw as an
United Nations:UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Iraq's Baghdad and eastern town of Muqdadiya which are claimed by the extremist group Islamic State (IS).Earlier on Monday, a suicide bombing
Hanoi: Vietnam has lodged a formal complaint to the UN over China's placement of a surface to air missile battery on a disputed island in the South China Sea.The country's foreign ministry said Friday that
BEIRUT: Airstrikes blamed on Russia hit at least two hospitals and a school in northern Syria on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of civilians and further dimming hopes for a temporary truce, as government troops
United Nations: Secretary General Ban Ki-moon paid tributes on Friday to Indian women peacekeepers who are completing this weekend their mission in Liberia as the first ever all-female police unit deployed in UN operations.He thanked
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today denounced North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket and asked the country to halt its "provocative actions" and return to compliance with its international obligations.Condemning the launch
United Nations: Thirty-four militant groups from around the world had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group as of mid-December and that number will only grow in 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said
Beirut: The U.N. children's agency said Friday that it witnessed the death of a teenager who died of starvation "in front of our eyes," as well as several cases of severe malnutrition among children trapped
United Nations:India has challenged the world body to rise above the differences of its members over fighting terrorism and adopt an international convention to unitedly combat the spreading menace."Every day we are faced with distressing
United Nations: Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the resumption of India-Pakistan diplomacy and offered his support for holding talks.Asked by a reporter Friday about the on-again, off-again interactions between the two South Asian neighbors,
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday condemned the terror attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan and said that diplomatic posts need to be protected.The attack on the Indian Consulate in
United Nation: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday congratulated Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abad on re-taking most of the Ramadi city from the Islamic State terror group, according to a satatement issued by the UN
United Nations: As India commemorates the 7th anniversary of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said that perpetrators of all terror attacks must be brought to justice and underlined that improved ties
Kuala Lumpur: ASEAN leaders on Sunday declared the establishment of an EU-style regional economic bloc, ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), a single market with a free flow of goods, capital and skilled labour in the region.The
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned "the despicable terrorist attacks carried out in various locations in and around Paris," and demanded "the immediate release of the numerous individuals reportedly being held hostage
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his concern over the obstruction of essential supplies on the Nepal-India border underlining the landlocked country's right to free transit, and called on all sides to lift
Geneva: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the alleged attack on a Russian plane in "the strongest terms" and voiced his deep sadness for the victims of the crash in Egypt's Sinai earlier on
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