Bomb kills six in Iraq during UN chief`s visit

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 00:30

Iraqi officials say a car bomb exploded on a commercial street in northern Baghdad, killing at least six people.

UN chief calls for ending violence in CAR

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 05:59

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday warned of the risk of further upheaval among communities in the Central African Republic (CAR) and called for ending violence, which has displaced nearly one million people.

UN chief appalled by bombings in Russia

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 07:11

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon is appalled by the twin bombings that struck Russia`s Volgograd city, which left dozens of people dead, a UN spokesperson said Monday.

UN chief visits Auschwitz concentration camp

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 13:10

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Monday called on the international community to build "a world of peace, justice, equality and human dignity for all", as he visited Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, a UN spokesperson said.

UN chief hails conclusion of Maldives presidential poll

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 11:38

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the conclusion of the Maldives presidential election run-off, hoping the new government will "engage the opposition in a constructive manner".

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 22:51

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday called on all parties concerned in the Maldives to complete the presidential election process "without further delay" while congratulating the island nation on peaceful voting.

Syria envoy warns of `Somalisation` if peace efforts fail

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 23:02

UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, in Syria on Tuesday on the most sensitive leg of a regional push for peace talks, has warned of the `Somalisation` of the war-ravaged country.

UN chief says Syria`s chemical weapons can be dismantled without full ceasefire

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 16:49

Syria`s chemical weapons arsenal can be dismantled as quickly as possible, even without a full ceasefire, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.

New Syria resolution must be enforceable: UN chief

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 10:11

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says a UN Security Council resolution that would approve a US-Russia deal to eliminate Syria`s chemical weapons must be enforceable.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon says Syria resolution must be enforceable

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 09:49

Terming the use of chemical weapons in Syria as "tip of the iceberg", UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for unity among Security Council members for an "enforceable" resolution to end the crisis in the troubled country.

Chemical weapons attack in Syria ‘a war crime’: UN chief Ban Ki-moon

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 19:32

Although the UN report on Syria chemical weapons did not apportion blame on who perpetrated the crime, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday called the attack as a “war crime”.