Geopolitics
New York, Oct 22 (JEN): Hailing the success of the self-assessment mechanism agreed among African leaders a decade ago, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday said the peer review process has not only fostered more principled leadership and constructive national dialogue but has opened up more space for citizens to participate in the decisions affecting them. more
Ban welcomes provisional election results in Guinea

New York, Oct 19 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday welcomed the release by Guinea’s Nation Independent Electoral Commission of the provisional results of the ...

UN urges efforts on advancing nuclear disarmament

New York, Oct 18 (JEN): While there have been several noteworthy successes in the field of disarmament, there are still important areas where greater progress is needed, the President of the ...

UN marks Poverty Eradication Day

New York, Oct 18 (JEN): Urging greater support for people struggling to escape poverty and build better lives, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations marked the Internationa ...

Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia to serve on UNSC

New York, Oct 18 (JEN): The United Nations General Assembly Thursday elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to serve as non-permanent members on the UN Security Council (UN ...

Sustainable food systems vital to end hunger: UN

New York, Oct 17 (JEN): Efficient, well-managed and sustainable food systems are essential to end hunger and malnutrition as well as protect the environment, United Nations officials stresse ...

UN launches essay contest to celebrate multilingualism

New York, Oct 15 (JEN): The United Nations is asking college and university students to write an essay in one of its six official languages on the role of multilingualism in a globalized wor ...

Big B gifts power to homes on B'day

Mumbai, Oct 11 (JEN): Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who turned 71 years on Friday, celebrated the day by announcing to reach solar power electricity to 3000 homes in India by funding ...

Ban lauds awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to OPCW

New York, Oct 12 (JEN): Hailing its work on disarmament and non-proliferation, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday congratulated the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemi ...

Ban seeks dialogue in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts

New York, Oct 9 (JEN): Hailing a time of renewed hope for the Middle East peace efforts, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday urged participants in a UN-backed seminar to kee ...