Russian Foreign Ministry termed on Wednesday media reports about the use of chemical weapons in Syria as "planned provocation" against the ruling regime.
The UN Security Council on Wednesday underlined the need for "clarity" with the latest alleged use of chemical weapons in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, saying "the situation has to be followed carefully."
UN organizations in Haiti on Tuesday voiced concerns over an increase in homophobic violence in the country and called on political, religious and community leaders to inspire respect for human rights and encourage restraint from expressions of hatred and contempt.
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will leave New York for visits to the Republic of Korea (ROK), the Netherlands and Austria starting Wednesday.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday told reporters that a group of experts had begun an investigation into alleged use of chemical weapons in at least three locations during the Syrian conflict.
UN inspectors tasked with investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria arrived at the war-torn country Sunday.
The UN Security Council on Thursday called on all parties in Egypt to "exercise maximum restraint" and put an end to violence in the Middle East country after 500 people were killed in clashes between security forces and protesters seeking the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Thursday welcomed a funding appeal by the United Nations Country Team in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on humanitarian needs and priorities in the country this year.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Thursday welcomed a funding appeal by the United Nations Country Team in the Democratic North Korea on humanitarian needs and priorities in the country this year.
The United Nations has called for 98 million U.S. dollars in funding to respond to urgent humanitarian priorities in North Korea, a UN spokesman said here Thursday.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday announced that the UN team of chemical weapons inspectors will have an imminent departure for Syria with the formal acceptance of modalities essential for cooperation from Damascus.
The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, has condemned Tuesday the killing of Mario Sy, the third journalist killed in the Philippines in two days, and urged a thorough investigation into the killing.
The United Nations said on Monday that it is ready to assist Pakistan and Afghanistan if required, after monsoon rains and floods reportedly killed at least 120 people in the two Asian countries.
Russia's ambassador to the United Nations objected on Thursday to a U.S. assertion Moscow was against a U.N. investigation team to follow up on allegations that chemical weapons have been used during the civil war in Syria.
A senior diplomat of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday reiterated his country's demand for the dissolution of the UN Command on the Korean Peninsula.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed the offer by the Syrian government to discuss the UN chemical weapon investigation, in the hope that Syria would grant access to the mission.
President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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