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Russia holds most calm elections ever

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Lahore blasts echo in Swat valley

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Glorification of Nazism is intolerable

March 10 2010 16:12

Moscow considers any attempts to heroize Nazism followers and former Waffen SS officers to be unacceptable. This came from the Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin the day before the beginning of a parade of Nazi ex-Legionnaires, due in the Latvian capital city of Riga. →

Middle East quartet due to meet in Moscow

March 9 2010 17:11

Hopes for a resumption of the Middle East peace process are pinned on the March 19th meeting of the four international mediators in the Russian capital. The hopes are expressed by the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon, speaking at the New York Headquarters of the World Organization. →

UN gives $10 million to Chile

March 6 2010 08:08

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived to Chile on Friday to assess damage from a devastating earthquake measuring 8.8 magnitude on the Richter scale six days ago, and pledged 10 million dollars in relief from a United Nation's emergency fund. →

No proposals yet at UN on anti-Iran sanctions

March 4 2010 07:31

A source in Russian UN permanent mission says the Russian delegation has not received any proposals concerning the details of the draft of the new sanctions resolution against Iran from any Western country, though the US has earlier said it had given such proposals to Russia and China. →

Drug trafficking concerns all countries

March 3 2010 17:01

Russia will initiate the setting up of an anti-drug commission to fight against the flow of narcotics from Afghanistan, when it chairs the UN Security Council in August. The head of Russia's Federal Drug Control Service, Victor Ivanov announced that at a meeting of the State Anti-Drug Committee in Moscow. →

UN and CSTO to join forces

March 3 2010 14:55

The UN General Assembly has adopted a landmark resolution, authorizing all the UN appropriate bodies to cooperate with the Collective Security Treaty Organization, CSTO and to have direct contact with the regional Organization comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. →

Talks with Iran are still possible – Churkin

March 3 2010 09:25

Talks with Iran are still possible, says Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin. The ITAR-TASS →

UN blows whistle over massive human rights abuse

March 1 2010 16:56

The United Nations Human Rights Council has launched its 13 th session in Geneva. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko comments on its agenda: "The agenda is wide and versatile. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will present his annual report. Here, I would single out three topics for debate. →

Russian Air Force servicemen to assist UN mission in Chad

February 28 2010 10:20

The first group of Russian Air Force servicemen is preparing to leave for Chad on a UN peacekeeping mission, the Air Force spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Drik announced on Saturday. →

UN urges an inquiry into Gaza conflict

February 27 2010 20:40

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution calling on Israeli and Palestinian authorities to conduct an independent and trustworthy inquiry into crimes in Gaza. The resolution, known as the Goldstone report, provides evidence of serious violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza by Israel and Hamas alike during the 2008-2009 military operations. →

Europe condemns Gaddafi’s call for jihad against Switzerland

February 26 2010 17:23

The head of the UN Office in Geneva Sergey Ordzhonikidze considers calls by Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi for a jihad against Switzerland unacceptable, France Press reports. Recently, the Libyan leader has urged a jihad against Switzerland over minarets’ ban which followed after a referendum in November 2009. →

Somali pirates seize five UN truck drivers

February 26 2010 14:54

Somali pirates have extended their attacks to land and seized five drivers of trucks carrying the UN World Food Programme cargoes. The pirates are demanding a release of their arrested accomplices. The drivers of other UN trucks have refused to transport WFP cargo until the local authorities provide them with armed escorts. →

UN Afghan Mission Head calls for talks with Taliban

February 23 2010 16:31

Direct talks with Taliban leaders are needed to reach peace in Afghanistan, UN Afghan Mission Head Kai Eide believes. He also urged Hamid Karzai's government to establish contact with the head of Taliban, Mullah Omar. →

UN to mark Russian Language Day

February 20 2010 11:38

June 6 has been declared by the United Nations as the Russian Language Day. Such events highlight various languages are meant to underscore the profound respect the organization feels towards the countries' cultural heritage. →

UN evacuation caused by "white powder" scare

February 19 2010 05:28

The cafeteria of the UN headquarters has been evacuated and sealed off after a suspicious envelope with white powder inside was found there, RIA Novosti news agency reports quoting UN officials in New York. In November 2009 seven UN foreign missions received packages containing suspicious powder which eventually was found to be flour. →

Kosovo: Enfant terrible for the West

February 17 2010 21:27

Kosovo marks today, Wednesday the 17th, the second anniversary of its unilateral declaration of independence, UDI from Serbia. The majority of the members of the UN have not recognized the independence of the Serbian province, despite the politically motivated recognition by 60 countries, mainly EU members. →

Russia gets accolade for its humanitarian work

February 17 2010 20:36

The Coordinator of the UN Department for Humanitarian Affairs, Rashid Halikov, speaking in Moscow, has praised Russia for its role in the international efforts to deal with the aftermath of the Haiti devastating earthquake. →

CSTO, UN – new vistas of cooperation

February 13 2010 10:15

The Collective Security Treaty Organization, CSTO, and the United Nations have good prospects for cooperation in peacekeeping, says the Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin. As he addressed the UN Security Council meeting on Friday, he pointed out that the United Nations should promote interaction with regional organizations. →

UN Development Program interested in Russia

February 10 2010 18:21

Moscow is to host the first International Conference on New Cooperation in Global Financial Development in mid-February. The forum will feature Russia’s Finance Minister Alexey Kudrin, the World Bank management, UN officials and experts from other organizations dealing with global financial development. →

World nations submit their climate targets to UN

January 31 2010 15:24

Today, on January 31, world nations are submitting their proposals on global climate to the UN under the Copenhagen Accord reached last December. The Climate Conference in Copenhagen was originally aimed at signing a deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) which are believed to cause global warming. →

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