Forget CWG, now UN building ceiling collapses

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 20:31

A part of the ceiling of the United Nations General Assembly`s main plenary hall, where External Affairs Minister S M Krishna was scheduled to speak, collapsed on Wednesday temporally disrupting the proceedings.

Nepal`s peace process has been paralysed: UN envoy

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 15:12

In 2006, the Government and the rebel Maoists ended a decade long civil war but since then the peace process has been wracked with loopholes.

Taliban militants storm UN guest house in Kabul; 11 dead

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 23:57

Taliban militants wearing suicide vests and police uniforms stormed a guest house used by UN staff in the heart of the Afghan capital early Wednesday, killing 11 people — including six UN staff.

Shahnawaz`s US visa delayed, unable to join MPs` delegation

Last Updated: Monday, October 19, 2009, 21:04

BJP MP and former Union Minister Shahnawaz Hussain has failed to get an American visa on time and is unable to join a parliamentary delegation to New York to attend the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

Nepal Maoists` protest could derail peace process: UNMIN

Last Updated: Saturday, August 15, 2009, 21:36

The UN on Saturday expressed concern over the protest launched by the Maoists to enforce "civilian supremacy" as it feared that the turmoil could adversely impact the Nepal peace process.

Climate change can crush the youth, says UN chief

Last Updated: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 10:28

Young men and women are being adversely impacted by climate change and rising unemployment, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has said in a statement marking International Youth Day.