The UN Security Council is scheduled to have an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss the current situation in Syria as Russia and the United States are at odds with each other over the airstrikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, diplomats told Xinhua here Friday.
The choice of former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as next chief of the United Nations (UN) was a "superb" one, current UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said here on Thursday.
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday praised Italy for its efforts in hosting and rescuing thousands of refugees and migrants, and appealed for global solidarity in tackling migrant crisis.
Antonio Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister who served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said he felt "gratitude and humility" on Thursday after being tipped as the next United Nations secretary-general.
Myanmar is drafting a new policy for controlling drug as part of its efforts to solve drug problem in addition to crime suppression, official media reported Sunday.
The United Nations Global Pulse initiative on Friday announced a partnership with Twitter that will provide the United Nations with access to the platform's data tools to support efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in September last year.
The threat posed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) after its multiple missile and nuclear tests this year is "substantially more serious" than it was in the past and demands an "entirely distinct" response, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has just wound up his visit to the United Nations headquarters here in a fruitful diplomatic package which included attending the UN General Assembly, the UN conferences on refugees, immigration and on sustainable development.
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday said "stronger and more connected science" is crucial for global efforts to implement the UN goals to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change.
The members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which gathered in Venezuela for their 17th Summit, took a united line on many of the problems affecting the world, including UN reform and terrorism.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Sunday to attend the 71st session of the UN General Assembly.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly and pay official visits to Canada and Cuba, during a trip on Sept. 18-28.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly and pay official visits to Canada and Cuba.
Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, has said that any "Taiwan independence" activities will be firmly opposed.
The United Nations(UN) Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura said Thursday that high-level talks between officials from the United States and Russia working to implement a ceasefire in Syria are ongoing and likely to last until Saturday.
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