U.N. looking at next steps on Zimbabwe
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., June 30 (UPI) -- The next chance for moving ahead in expressing displeasure with the recent Zimbabwean election may rest with the African Union, a U.N. ambassador says.
Ban calls Zimbabwe election flawed
TOKYO, June 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday condemned last week's presidential runoff in Zimbabwe, calling it "deeply flawed."
U.N. 'regrets' Zimbabwe election
NEW YORK, June 28 (UPI) -- Even as votes were being counted Saturday in Zimbabwe, the U.N. Security Council said it deeply regretted the decision to proceed with elections there.
Ban praises N. Korea's nuclear declaration
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., June 26 (UPI) -- North Korea's declaration of its nuclear programs is a "very encouraging development" in denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, the U.N. Secretary-General said.
Chan visits Timor-Leste for UNICEF
NEW YORK, June 26 (UPI) -- Chinese film star Jackie Chan is on a three-day visit to Timor-Leste to promote the use of martial arts for peace, the United Nations said.
Tsvangirai recants call for U.N. force
LONDON, June 26 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is denying he supports U.N. forces being brought to the country a day after he was quoted favoring that position.
Tsvangirai praises U.N. resolution
HARARE, Zimbabwe, June 24 (UPI) -- Former Zimbabwean presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai, holed up in the Dutch Embassy in Harare, praised a U.N. resolution condemning violence there.
U.N. nuclear inspectors in Syria
VIENNA, June 23 (UPI) -- Inspectors from the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency arrived in Syria to investigate claims a plant destroyed by Israel was a nuclear reactor.
ElBaradei warns against Iran attack
VIENNA, June 22 (UPI) -- Mohammed ElBaradei, the United Nations' top nuclear weapons official, says a military strike on Iran would turn the Mideast into a "ball of fire."
U.N. set to visit alleged Syria nuke site
DAMASCUS, Syria, June 22 (UPI) -- A team of U.N. investigators set out Sunday to visit a Syrian desert complex attacked by Israeli warplanes as a suspected nuclear reactor site.
U.N. report: Palestinians risk starvation
NEW YORK, June 22 (UPI) -- Three U.N. agencies reported that the percentage of Palestinians not getting enough to eat has grown 4 percent since 2006.
U.N. agency wants universal child helpline
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 16 (UPI) -- A United Nations agency in Switzerland is urging countries to link their child helplines to one telephone number, saying callers could get help more easily.
U.N. ex-inspector: Iran has nuke blueprint
TEHRAN, June 16 (UPI) -- Iran has blueprints and technology to make nuclear warheads that could fit could fit onto Shehab-3 missiles, a former U.N. weapons inspector claims.
U.N. report: Culture affects HIV spread
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., June 9 (UPI) -- Cultural factors in Africa, such as wife inheritance, need to be addressed if HIV prevention is to be more effective, U.N. officials said.
Ban lauds Sudan agreement
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., June 9 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday praised an agreed-to resolution of a fight over the contested Sudanese town of Abyei, a Ban spokesman said.
Arabs reject U.N. Kirkuk proposal
KIRKUK, Iraq, June 9 (UPI) -- Arabs in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk said they don't like a set of U.N. recommendations for a power-sharing agreement with Kurds in the region.
Pakistan asks U.N. to probe Bhutto killing
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 7 (UPI) -- The government of Pakistan has asked the United Nations to investigate the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Food summit document reflects rifts
ROME, June 5 (UPI) -- The U.N. world food summit in Rome ended Thursday with a document that reflected deep disagreement among participants on how to deal with high prices.
Shafer talks of U.S. answer to food crisis
ROME, June 3 (UPI) -- Food security is an international matter demanding an international response, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Shafer told a food crisis summit in Rome Tuesday.
U.N. set to visit alleged Syria nuke site
DAMASCUS, Syria, June 2 (UPI) -- U.N. nuclear inspectors say they will visit Syria this month to investigate Israeli claims the country was working to establish a nuclear reactor.
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