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Jordanian prince becomes UN`s next rights chief

The UN General Assembly Monday approved the nomination of Jordans Prince Zeid al-Hussein as the next human rights ...

Obama says Putin must recognize new Ukraine president

US President Barack Obama said Friday that Russia must recognize Ukraines newly elected leader as legitimate if it ...

Global efforts needed to raise public awareness of wildlife protection: Achim Steiner

The head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Monday (3/3) called for global efforts to raise the publics ...

President Yudhoyono Calls For Redouble Efforts In Supporting Palestine

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for redouble efforts in supporting Palestine to become an independent ...

Buddhist Leader Calls for Regional Cooperation in Response to Natural Disasters

-In his annual peace proposal, "Value Creation for Global Change: Building Resilient and Sustainable Societies," ...

US and Israel adore violence and war

A British professor and political commentator says the US and Israel adore violence and war around the world and in ...

Ministry to protect Indonesians through bill on int`l convention

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will protect Indonesian nationals by drafting a bill on the International Convention ...

Saudi Arabia officially rejects 2-year term on UN Security Council

Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected on Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, ...

Kerry urges new nuclear proposals from Iran

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday urged Iran to come up with new nuclear proposals, rebuffing Tehran`s ...

Children in conflict situations need access to education

As the global count of children who have access to quality education has increased, an official from the United ...

Ethiopia Hosts Symposium to Tackle Leprosy-related Discrimination

-     An international symposium on ending discrimination related to leprosy was held in Addis ...

UN High-Level Panel outlines 12 global partnership goals

The UN High-Level Panel (HLP) of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda has outlined 12 illustrative ...

Indonesia, Sweden sign MoU on sustainable urban development

The governments of Indonesia and Sweden signed a memorandum of understanding on sustainable urban development through ...

President to hand over post-2015 recommendations to Ban Ki-Moon

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) will hand over the post-2015 recommendations to the United Nation`s (UN) ...

President yudhoyono leaves for Sweden

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left for Sweden on Monday morning as part of a week-long state visit which will ...