World news about “United Nations”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
AIDS stabilising, but WHO says more drugs needed The World Health Organisation’s latest report on the AIDS pandemic says overall infections worldwide are up, but those… 24/11/2009 - tags: Africa, United Nations, AIDS
Iran submits new nuclear fuel condition Iran has proposed a modification to the terms of its UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal. Tehran insists it is ready to… 24/11/2009 - tags: Iran, United Nations, nuclear weapons, nuclear desarmement
Pro-Europe Ashton gets to sit at EU high-table The choice of Catherine Ashton could be seen as a nod towards understated efficiency rather than the influence of a… 20/11/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, United Nations
UN asks for $44 billion to fight global hunger Each year, we spend $1348 billion on arms, while famine destroys the life of more than a billion people. That’s a… 16/10/2009 - tags: Food, United Nations
Palestinians seek UN support for statePalestinians have announced new moves in a bid to secure international support for an independent state in the West… 16/11/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations
Pre-poll immigration clampdown by UK’s BrownBritain’s government has pledged to tighten rules on immigration, as the issue gains political momentum ahead of a… 12/11/2009 - tags: Immigration, United Nations
UN resolution calls for Gaza war crimes probesThe United Nations has ordered Israel and the Palestinians to investigate claims of war crimes. A resolution… 06/11/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations
UN staff in Kabul relocatedThe UN is temporarily relocating more than half its international staff in Afghanistan after last week’s deadly Taliban… 05/11/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, Security, United Nations
UN supports probe on Gaza ‘war crimes’Both Israeli and Palestinian authorities could face a probe on war crimes following the December-January conflict in… 05/11/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, United Nations
UN staff to leave AfghanistanThe UN is pulling hundreds of its international staff out of Afghanistan. It’s in the wake of last month’s Taliban… 05/11/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, United Nations
Increased UN security measures in AfghanistanThe United Nations plans to boost its security staff in Afghanistan in the wake of the deadly Taliban attack on a … 30/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, Security, United Nations
US-Cuban embargo back in the spotlightCubans took to the streets to celebrate a new monument for national hero Camilo Cienfuegos. The portrait of Che… 29/10/2009 - tags: Cuba, United Nations
Ban Ki Moon condemns killing of UN staffUN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon: “This is a sad day and very difficult day for the United Nations. As you know… 28/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon
Taliban attack kills six UN workers in AfghanistanSix UN workers have been killed by the Taliban in an attack on their guesthouse in Kabul. Militants stormed the… 28/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, United Nations, Bomb blast, Attack
Iran mulling over UN nuclear proposalIran claims it may ship a part of its stockpile of low enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment as part of a … 26/10/2009 - tags: Iran, United Nations, Diplomacy
Karzai and Abdullah prepare for run-offA day after Afghanistan’s president said he would accept a run-off presidential ballot, his main challenger has… 21/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, United Nations, presidental elections, Hamid Karzai
Israel rejects ‘war crimes’ claimsIsrael’s cabinet has angrily rejected charges that the Israeli defence Force committed war crimes during the Gaza… 18/10/2009 - tags: Israel, Palestinian Territories, United Nations
Billions needed to feed the world’s starvingA combination of food shortages and the global economic downturn has pushed more than one billion people into hunger… 16/10/2009 - tags: Food, United Nations
Palestinians win UN Human Rights voteRichard Goldstone’s potentially explosive human rights report for the UN on Israel and the Palestinians has been… 16/10/2009 - tags: Israel, Palestinian Territories, United Nations
UN body set to endorse report slamming Israel’s Gaza offensiveThe UN Human Rights Council is set to vote on a report into the Israeli offensive in Gaza last year. The… 16/10/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations
UN rights commissioner urges Gaza war crimes probeThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for an investigation into alleged war crimes during last winter’s… 15/10/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations, War, Gaza
UN Afghan mission chief admits fraud in voteThe head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan has admitted for the first time that there was widespread fraud… 11/10/2009 - tags: United Nations, Elections
Bomb hits UN offices in PakistanFive people have been killed after a suicide bomber attacked the UN World Food Programme offices in the Pakistani… 05/10/2009 - tags: Pakistan, Terrorism, United Nations, Bomb blast
Suicide bomb blast at UN office in PakistanA suicide attacker has struck at an office of the UN’s World Food Programme in Pakistan, killing at least three people… 05/10/2009 - tags: Pakistan, United Nations, Bomb blast
Israel blasts Iran at the UNAfter a rare moment of unity on nuclear weapons bitter divisions have again come to the surface at the UN. Israeli… 25/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, Benjamin Netanyahu
Obama calls on the world to ban the bombUS President Barack Obama has said the world must unite to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. At a specially… 24/09/2009 - tags: Security, United Nations, USA, nuclear weapons
Obama chairs UN summit to banish the bombWorld leaders are gathering at the UN Security Council for a summit exclusively focused on nuclear weapons… 24/09/2009 - tag: United Nations
UN summit ends after a mixed bag of speechesAnti-Libya protesters in New York got their message across outside the UN’s General Assembly while Muammar Gaddafi… 24/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, Muammar Gaddafi
Gaddafi ruffles feathers at UN assembly… address to the United Nations Libyan … Charter of the United Nations and transform … 23/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, Muammar Gaddafi
Obama calls for ‘new era’ of cooperation… "The United Nations can either be … that the United Nations can be an … 23/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, Barack Obama
Obama calls for a ‘new era of engagement’US President Barack Obama called for “a new era of engagement” with the world in his maiden speech at the UN General… 23/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, USA, Barack Obama
Obama to stress cooperation in debut UN speechUS President Barack Obama is expected to stress a new cooperative approach when he makes his maiden speech in front of… 23/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, Climate, Barack Obama
World leaders meet at UN with long agendaThe United Nations headquarters in New York is where the annual gathering of world leaders known as the UN General… 23/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, Barack Obama
Island nations demand action on climate changeForty two small island states have sent out an S.O.S. pleading with industrialised nations to act quickly over global… 22/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, Climate
Obama calls for united front on climate changePresident Barack Obama has challenged world leaders to fight climate change telling a UN summit that a failure to… 22/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, Climate, Barack Obama
UN calls for separate Gaza inquiriesThere is pressure on Israel and Palestinian authorities to investigate claims they committed war crimes during the Gaza… 16/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations, Gaza
Marina Catena: soldier and humanitarianMarina Catena is an military officer and a humanitarian and she has just become the first woman in the Italian army to… 05/09/2009 - tags: Italy, United Nations
UN sanctions against North KoreansThe United Nations Security Council has passed sanctions against North Korean organisations and individuals for… 17/07/2009 - tags: United Nations, North Korea
Ban Ki-moon urges rapid deal on climate change… are the United Nations making to … of the United Nations on recent … of the United Nations quite clear, … 10/07/2009 - tags: G8 Summit, Italy, United Nations
Ban fails to meet Aung San Suu KyiThe head of the United Nations has admitted his deep disappointment at his failure to meet Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar… 04/07/2009 - tags: Myanmar, United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, Aung San Suu Kyi
Ban on a mission to MyanmarThe Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, is in Myanmar to try and persuade its military leaders to release… 03/07/2009 - tags: Myanmar, United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, Aung San Suu Kyi
UN report reveals latest patterns of global drug useLatest research from the UN suggests the global markets for cocaine and heroin appear to have shrunk but production and… 25/06/2009 - tags: Drugs, United Nations
World hunger levels pass a billionA record number of people are going without food, according to a new report. More than a billion people – one in… 19/06/2009 - tags: Food, Health, United Nations
Russia vetoes UN presence in GeorgiaRelations between Russia and the West over Georgia have worsened, with Moscow veto-ing plans to keep UN forces in the… 16/06/2009 - tags: Georgia, Russia, United Nations
North Korea vows to enrich uraniumNorth Korea has issued new threats to the West after being hit with fresh UN sanctions. State media in Pyongyang… 13/06/2009 - tags: United Nations, North Korea
UN powers draft new N. Korea sanctionsSeven key countries at the United Nations have agreed new sanctions against North Korea, as punishment for its recent… 10/06/2009 - tags: United Nations, North Korea
N.Korea threatens military strikesNorth Korea is continuing to flout world opinion by threatening pre-emptive military action and conducting more missile… 27/05/2009 - tags: United Nations, North Korea, Military
Unrepentant N.Korea defies the worldDefying international condemnation, an unrepentant North Korea fired off missiles and rhetoric as the world struggled… 26/05/2009 - tags: United Nations, North Korea
N.Korea tests more missilesNorth Korea has defied world condemnation and test-fired two more missiles. Sources in South Korea said the… 26/05/2009 - tags: United Nations, North Korea
North Korea tensions mount amid UN condemnationNorth Korea’s leader Kim Jong Il has refused to be moved by the world-wide condemnation of his country’s most recent… 26/05/2009 - tags: Nuclear Energy, United Nations, North Korea
Hezbollah slams links to assassinationThe assassination Rafik al-Hariri the former Prime Minister of Lebanon has caused a bitter war of words. The German… 26/05/2009 - tags: Lebanon, United Nations, Politics
Obama condemns N.Korean nuke testAmerica has joined the rest of the world in condemning North Korea for its latest nuclear weapon and missile tests… 25/05/2009 - tags: United Nations, North Korea, Barack Obama
N.Korean nuke test is condemned worldwideNorth Korea has earned worldwide condemnation after exploding a new nuclear weapon, and test-firing what the South says… 25/05/2009 - tags: United Nations, North Korea, Army
The head of the UN has repeated calls for unrestricted aid access to refugee camps in Sri LankaBan Ki-moon spoke as he visited people displaced by the recent brutal climax to the government’s 26-year war with Tamil… 23/05/2009 - tags: United Nations, Sri Lanka
UN calls for refugee accessUN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has called for full access to more than 300,000 refugees who fled during the war last… 23/05/2009 - tags: United Nations, Aid, Sri Lanka
UN demands full access to Sri Lankan campsThe increasingly desperate plight of thousands of civilians has led the UN to demand full access to Sri Lanka’s refugee… 22/05/2009 - tags: United Nations, Aid, Sri Lanka
UN report slams Israel’s conduct during Gaza warA UN inquiry has accused Israel of gross negligence and recklessness during the Gaza war earlier this year. The… 06/05/2009 - tags: Israel, United Nations
UN sanctions over N.Korean rocket launchThree major North Korean companies have been put on a UN blacklist for aiding Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear… 25/04/2009 - tag: United Nations
UN action urged to save Sri Lanka civiliansThe UN is under fire for what critics say is an inadequate response to the plight of civilians caught in fighting in… 23/04/2009 - tags: United Nations, Aid
War of words over racism conferenceAs the Iranian President was welcomed home from the controversial UN conference on racism in Geneva, the UN Secretary… 21/04/2009 - tags: Iran, United Nations
Racism conference resumes despite Iran speechAll EU delegates apart from the Czech Republic’s have decided to stay on at a UN conference against racism in Geneva… 21/04/2009 - tag: United Nations
Ahmadinejad should be jailed, says Elie Wiesel“Vile and hateful.” “Extremist and unacceptable.” Those are just two of the international reactions to the… 21/04/2009 - tag: United Nations
Ban Ki-moon “deplores” Ahmadinejad commentsThe UN Secretary General says he “deplores” the comments made by the Iranian leader on Israel. France and Britain are… 20/04/2009 - tag: United Nations
Iranian leader causes walkout at UN racism conferenceA speech by the Iranian president at a controversial UN conference on fighting racism has caused protest and a walkout… 20/04/2009 - tags: Iran, United Nations
UN conference on racism gets underway without major playersA major United Nations conference on racism has got underway in Geneva, but without any world leaders except the… 20/04/2009 - tag: United Nations
Rocky start for UN racism summitThe United Nations’ first global racism conference in eight years begins today – overshadowed by boycotts and bitter… 20/04/2009 - tags: Iran, United Nations
Row rages over racism conferenceA UN conference on fighting racism and intolerance is exposing as many divisions in the international community as it… 19/04/2009 - tags: United Nations, Geneva
North Korea says will restart nuclear arms plantNorth Korea has warned it will boycott talks on ending its nuclear weapons programme, describing them as “useless.” And… 14/04/2009 - tag: United Nations
Afghanistan conference in The HagueUS officials say Iran’s participation in today’s UN-backed conference on Afghanistan in The Hague is a key part of… 31/03/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, United Nations
Serbia and Kosovo play blame game at UNOn the 10th anniversary of the NATO bombardment to push Serb forces out of Kosovo, relations between Belgrade and its… 24/03/2009 - tags: Serbia, United Nations, Kosovo
UN report slams Israel over GazaThere is reason to conclude that Israel’s military operation in Gaza was a war crime according to a UN human rights… 23/03/2009 - tags: Israel, United Nations
Krajisnik’s role in Bosnian conflictAfter the signing of the Dayton peace accords in 1996, Momcilo Krajisnik became the Serb representative of the… 17/03/2009 - tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, United Nations
Krajisnik fails in appeal bidUnited Nations appeal judges have overturned two convictions for murder and extermination for former Bosnian Serb… 17/03/2009 - tags: United Nations, War crimes
Hariri probe opens in The HagueA special UN court set up to investigate the killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri has begun work… 01/03/2009 - tags: Lebanon, United Nations
UN probe into Hariri killing beginsA special UN court set up to investigate the killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri has begun work… 01/03/2009 - tags: Lebanon, United Nations
Abkhazia says it will have a decisive say in any new UN deploymentWith the mandate for the United Nations observer mission expiring this weekend in the breakaway Georgian region of… 12/02/2009 - tags: Georgia, Russia, United Nations
UN continues aid distributionThe UN is continuing to distribute reserve aid and food to the people of Gaza despite halting the import of supplies to… 07/02/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations, Gaza
Israel attacked over Gaza assaultVoicing his shock and anger at the destruction around him, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon pledged to help Gaza… 21/01/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon
UN boss shaken by damage to UN in GazaUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has visited leaders of all sides in a whirlwind visit to Gaza and Israel. His… 20/01/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon
UN boss sees Gaza destruction for himselfThe UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, who had heavily criticised Israel over the offensive, has arrived in Gaza to… 20/01/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations, Gaza, Ban Ki-Moon
UN chief “outraged” by Gaza bombingIt is an attack the United Nations chief has called outrageous. The headquarters of UN relief agencies in Gaza has been… 15/01/2009 - tags: Israel, United Nations
UN suspends operations after Gaza offices hitThe United Nations has suspended its relief operations in Gaza after its headquarters came under Israeli fire. At least… 15/01/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations
Two dozen nations form battle-lines against piratesThe war against pirates operating off the Somali coast took a step forward with a gathering of 24 countries at the… 15/01/2009 - tags: Somalia, United Nations, Piracy
UN chief reissues plea for immediate Gaza ceasefireThe UN Secretary General has renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza… 14/01/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, Diplomacy
Israel strongly criticised by humanitarian groupsOn the ground in Gaza, humanitarian workers are feeling increasingly frustrated and angry. Echoing the action of the… 09/01/2009 - tags: Israel, United Nations
Gaza humanitarian crisis worsensGaza is facing an even deeper humanitarian crisis after one aid agency suspended all operations and another accused… 08/01/2009 - tags: United Nations, Gaza
Possible diplomacy breakthrough fuels peace hopesEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak made his ceasefire call at a news conference in Egypt with his French counterpart… 07/01/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, Nicolas Sarkozy, Diplomacy
Israeli tank shells hit UN school in GazaIsraeli tank fire has reportedly killed at least 40 Palestinians and injured many more at a UN-run school in Gaza. Two… 06/01/2009 - tags: United Nations, Children, Victims
UN inaction called “a monstrosity”The United Nations Security Council called an emergency debate on the fighting. The Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon had… 04/01/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, United Nations
UN envoy warns against Gaza invasionAs daily life becomes harder in Gaza, with food shortages reported, the UN said it is gravely concerned about the… 03/01/2009 - tags: Food, United Nations, Gaza
UN adopts Middle-east resolutionNo turning back the clock – that’s the message from the UN after it adopted a resolution stressing the irreversibility… 17/12/2008 - tag: United Nations
No going back on peace says Middle East QuartetThe Quartet of Middle East peace negotiators says there is no turning back on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, despite… 16/12/2008 - tag: United Nations
Mixed results as UN climate summit wraps upUN climate talks in Poland have ended on a mixed note, after two weeks of discussions that highlighted the gap between… 13/12/2008 - tag: United Nations
UN confims global recessionThe world economy faces its worst downturn since the Great Depression, according to the United Nations. The body… 01/12/2008 - tags: Growth, United Nations, Economy, Ban Ki-Moon
Poland hosts UN climate change talksTwelve days of talks to change the world are underway in Poland, as governments and environmentalists tackle global… 01/12/2008 - tags: Poland, United Nations, Climate, USA, Barack Obama, Kyoto Protocol
UN votes to boost Congolese peacekeeping force… Already the United Nations biggest … security. But United Nations officials … 21/11/2008 - tag: United Nations
UN to send 3,100 more troops to DR CongoThe United Nations is to send almost 3,100 extra peacekeepers to the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a… 20/11/2008 - tag: United Nations
UN court says Serbia bound by Genocide ConventionThe International Court of Justice in the Hague, the UN’s highest court, has decided it does have jurisdiction to… 18/11/2008 - tags: Croatia, Serbia, United Nations, International Court of Justice
