United Nations
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 09:23
Drug traffic in Afghanistan and Central Asia was discussed at the meeting of director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) Rustam Nazarov and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Afghanistan
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 07:29
More than two million Syrians are now registered as refugees, after the total went up by a million in the last six months, the UN's refugee agency says.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 07:26
Iraq’s prime minister ordered an investigation Monday into the slaying of half of the roughly 100 remaining residents at an Iranian dissident camp north of Baghdad.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 07:40
The UN Security Council on Thursday reiterated its demand to M23 and all other rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to halt "all forms of violence and lay down their arms", amid renewed fighting in the country's strife-torn eastern region.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 06:15
On 22 August 2013, the members of the Security Council heard a briefing by Edmond Mulet, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, on the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 11:15
Rwanda blocked a joint U.S.-French proposal to impose U.N. sanctions on two senior commanders in the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo, arguing that the evidence against the men was weak, Rwandan and other U.N. envoys said on Wednesday.
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 07:45
A Tanzanian officer has died and five Tanzanian and South African UN peacekeepers have been wounded near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where government and UN troops are engaged in fierce battles against the M23 militia.
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 07:35
SRSG Nicholas Kay welcomed today the agreement signed in Addis Ababa by Minister of State Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir and Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islaan “Madobe” on behalf of the Federal Government of Somalia and the Interim Jubba Administration respectively. Ethiopia as chair of IGAD signed as guarantor. The agreement establishes the modalities of administration and governance in the Lower Jubba, Middle Jubba and Gedo for the coming period.
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 07:33
Strengthening respect for human rights and fighting impunity are essential for the stabilization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a United Nations official said today, stressing the need to protect the rights of those most vulnerable in the country.
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 07:32
The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) today supported the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) in launching an attack against M23 positions on the Kibati heights, north of Goma, in North Kivu.