UN promises 10 million dollars to quake-hit Chile
SANTIAGO, March 5 (Xinhua) — The United Nations’ Secretary General Ban Ki Moon committed the UN to giving Chile 10 million dollars from an emergency fund at a joint press conference with Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet on Friday. “The UN will authorize 10 million dollars from a central emergency response fund,” Ban told journalists. “We [...]
Brazil attacks UN over Falklands stand-off
President Lula da Silva of Brazil today attacked the UN for failing to act on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and claimed its reticence was down to Britain’s seat on the Security Council. Speaking at the end of a regional summit in Mexico Mr Lula criticised the UN for not pushing more forcefully to [...]
UN nuclear agency expresses concern on Iran
The IAEA’s latest report says new information raises concerns that Iran may have hidden activities related to developing a nuclear bomb. Reporting from Vienna and Beirut – The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for the first time Thursday explicitly voiced concern that Iran is trying to make a nuclear bomb, amid signs of fraying relations between [...]
US wants UN sanctions resolution on Iran within weeks
PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to approve a resolution within weeks, not months, laying the ground for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
