United Nations: From the Sydney Opera House in Australia to the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, more than 200 of the world's most iconic landmarks will lit United Nations blue when the sun sets
United Nations : Many member states have approved recent high-level reports on UN peacekeeping missions and promised procedures to ensure such missions "are effective as possible", Mogens Lykketoft, president of the 70th session of the
United Nations: 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.At least 95 people have been killed on Saturday and
Lucknow: Amid outcry over lynching of a 50-year-old Muslim man in Dadri, senior Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan today sought intervention of United Nations to look into the "miseries" of minorities in India.In a letter
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Saturday strongly condemned airstrikes that killed medical staff and civilians in a hospital in Afghanistan, calling for "a thorough and impartial investigation into the attack in order
Kathmandu: Nepal has turned to the UN over alleged obstruction of a key border trade point with India that has resulted in acute shortage of essential goods as it appealed to the international community to
United Nations: Invoking Mahatma Gandhi on his 146th birth anniversary, UN chief Ban Ki-moon today said in the current times of escalating conflicts, rising extremism and massive displacement, the Indian leader's dedication to non-violence is
United Nations: The United Nations on Thursday called on member states to improve older persons' accessibility to urban infrastructure, facilities and services as two phenomena -- rapid urbanization and ageing populations -- are combining to
United Nations : Over 150 world leaders will descend here today 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
United Nations: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in his meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and called for holding of plebiscite in the state.Sharif met Ban
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met UN chief Ban Ki-moon who said he "counted on India's leadership" in South Asia, at the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) summit here marking the world body's landmark
New York : India today said that it will respond if Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif raises the Kashmir issue in his address at the UN General Assembly. "When a statement comes from him (on Kashmir),
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has always encouraged India and Pakistan for dialogue with the Assembly sessions providing a “great opportunity,” a top global body official has said, even as there is “no
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to raise Kashmir issue during his address at the UN General Assembly, a senior diplomat here said today.The Pakistani diplomat said that Sharif is concious about the
United Nations : The historic 70th year of the UN must be used to send an "unambiguous message" of "zero tolerance against terrorism", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, citing the threats posed by "non-state
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that he backs the expansion of the Security Council to adapt to the dramatic changes in the world and the General Assembly was moving in the
Mumbai: India has made great strides to improve hygiene and public health, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said while lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "breaking taboos" by making sanitation a national priority."India is making
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will host a ministerial meeting of the Middle East Quartet later this month aimed at working on a diplomatic solution for the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Ban's spokesman Stephane Dujjaric yesterday
Colombo: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has "encouraged" Sri Lanka's newly-elected Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to seize the opportunity for lasting peace in the country and wished him well in achieving reconciliation with the minorities. He called
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today called on the new government in Sri Lanka under United National Front (UNF) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to make further progress on good governance, accountability and reconciliation."The Secretary-General
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