UN meet agrees on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 23:23

The UN Climate Change Conference here has agreed on a set of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and degradation of forests but negotiators from 195 nations were stuck on curbing global warming and finance for a Green Climate Fund.

Kenyan president to miss UN meet, warns international court

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 10:14

Kenya`s president will not attend the UN General Assembly because his deputy will be away on trial at the International Criminal Court, State House said on Friday, warning future cooperation with the ICC could be in jeopardy.

China to host UN meet on Israel-Palestine

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 18:54

China will host an international meeting of the United Nations aimed at reviving the stalled peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine here later this month.

UN meet Monday to discuss biodiversity plan

Last Updated: Sunday, October 7, 2012, 18:11

The eleventh meeting of the United Nations` Conference of the Parties (COP 11) will begin on Monday.

Ratings of Netanyahu, Abbas improve after UN meet

Last Updated: Monday, September 26, 2011, 20:39

Netanyahu`s approval rating had plunged dramatically in the shadow of the social protest movements.

Indian sarpanch dazzles at UN meet

Last Updated: Sunday, March 27, 2011, 13:08

There was a sense of disbelief among ministers and ambassadors from diverse nations when the chairperson of the 11th Info-Poverty World Conference held at UN introduced the jeans-clad Chhavi Rajawat as head of a village in India.

India to release first assessment report on climate change

Last Updated: Monday, November 15, 2010, 16:55

Ahead of the UN meet on climate change in Mexico this month-end, India will, on Tuesday, release its first assessment report on the impact of global warming.

Pak pleads for flood aid at special UN meet

Last Updated: Friday, August 20, 2010, 09:22

Pakistan pleaded with UN member states to rush in massive financial aid and warned that failure to do so would undermine its battle against extremists.

Mumbai youth`s views on climate change to travel to UN meet

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 21:28

Voices and thoughts of a thousand city youths on climate change are being collected and will be carried to the next month`s UN convention on one of the most talked about global issues at Copenhagen.