Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is “very much encouraged” that direct peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders have been launched today and called for those talks to tackle core issues so that a lasting peace can be reached in the Middle East.
An anti-corruption academy co-sponsored by the United Nations opened today in Austria with the aim of filling the rising global need for training, research and contemporary measures and techniques in the fight against corruption.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with senior Austrian officials today in Vienna and discussed a range of issues, including peacekeeping and disarmament.
No one nation, however large or powerful, can solve all problems on its own, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, stressing that it is vital for countries to work together in partnership to tackle common challenges.
The leaders of Cyprus’ Greek and Turkish communities will hold intensive talks next week as part of United Nations-led reunification negotiations, a senior official with the world body announced today.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads tomorrow to Austria and Liechtenstein for a week-long official visit that will focus on global governance, European issues and United Nations affairs.
The United Nations agency tasked with helping to protect intellectual property has struck a cooperation agreement with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), known as the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.
Turkey, one of the five major ship recycling nations in the world, has signed the United Nations-backed treaty promoting the environmentally friendly recycling of ships.
A graphic designer from Iceland is the winner of a United Nations advertising contest to boost awareness in Europe of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight globally agreed anti-poverty targets with a 2015 deadline, it was announced today.
The United Nations refugee agency has expressed concern about the eviction by police in Georgia, during the months of July and August, of hundreds of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from State-owned buildings in the capital, Tbilisi.
