Moderate Muslim nation Malaysia set to take seat on UN Security Council
Bolivia, Sweden, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, elected as non-permanent members of the Security Council
United Nations, Jun 29 (EFE).- Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan and Sweden have been elected non-permanent members of the United nations Security Council for the 2017-2018 biennium, while Italy and The Netherlands will each serve one year after neither of them managed to obtain the votes needed to secure the seat.
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Kazakhstan offers to help mediate North Korean crisis
United Nations, Jan 18 (EFE).- Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Thursday offered his country as a venue for talks on the North Korean crisis and urged nuclear powers to give Pyongyang security guarantees as a way to get negotiations off the ground.
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UN adds new names to North Korean sanctions list over nuclear program
United Nations, Mar 31 (EFE/EPA). A United Nations Security Council committee Friday expanded the list of entities or individuals responsible for attempting to violate the economic sanctions imposed on North Korea for its nuclear-testing program, official sources reported.
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Kazakhstan to be the voice of Central Asia at UN Security Council
New York, United Nations, Sep 22 (EFE).- Kazakhstan pledged on Thursday to push the issues that particularly affect Central Asia in the Security Council of the United Nations, with the grand idea to make the region a zone of peace, cooperation and security.
Kazakhstan was elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council on June 28 with a term of two years, starting in January. It will be the first time that a country from Central Asia occupies a seat in the Council.
"The two-year term on the Security Council is a responsibility that we take with the utmost seriousness and pride", Kazakhstan's foreign minister Erlan Idrissov, said Thursday during the UN General Assembly.
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Malaysians banned from traveling to North Korea
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Sep 28 (EFE/EPA). The Malaysian foreign ministry Thursday banned its citizens from traveling to North Korea over recent ballistic missile tests by Pyongyang.
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Malasia valora su ingreso y el de España en la ONU y busca ampliar relaciones
Madrid, Oct 20 (EFE).- The moderate Muslim nation Malasia has been admitted as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2015-2016 biennium along with Spain, Venezuela, Angola and New Zealand.
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Allies call for emergency UN Security Council meeting over North Korea launch
Seoul (South Korea), Nov 29 (EFE/EPA). Japan, South Korea and the United States on Tuesday requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council to analyze the latest ballistic missile launch by North Korea.
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UN urges closer alliance in Central Asia to resolve Afghan conflict
United Nations, Jan 19 (EFE).- The UN Security Council warned on Friday of the risks posed by the Afghan conflict and urged the forging of closer links among Central Asian countries to address those threats.
Kazakhstan, the Council's current chair, introduced the initiative to discuss the situation in Afghanistan from a regional perspective.
The 15 members agreed on a statement supporting the joint efforts of Central Asian countries to promote an area of peace, cooperation and prosperity.
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Defection of North Korean soldier caught on camera
Joint Security Area (North Korea/South Korea), Nov 22 (EFE).- The United Nations Command published several videos Wednesday showing the escape of a North Korean defector who was shot several times by North Korean soldiers while crossing the border to the South on Nov 13.
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N. Korea violates armistice as soldiers cross into South to shoot defector
Joint Security Area (North Korea/South Korea), Nov 22 (EFE).- The United Nations Command published several videos Wednesday showing the escape of a North Korean defector who was shot several times by North Korean soldiers while crossing the border to the South on Nov 13.
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Video of French APCs rolling through Abidjan as Ivory Coast still tense
Ivorians in Abidjan ventured out of their homes on Wednesday, some to collect water, as the city remained tense with the country's strongman Laurent Gbagbo holed up in a subterranean bunker and forces backing his rival Alassane Ouattara assaulting his residence to try to force him out. Some local residents cheered on the side of a road as French armoured personnel carriers drove by. United Nations attack helicopters helped by French troops bombarded the ruler's arsenal late Monday, acting on a Security Council resolution.
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North Korea replaces border guards after soldier's defection to the South
Seoul (South Korea), Nov 23 (EFE/EPA). North Korea was reportedly replacing its border guards after one of its soldiers defected to South Korea through the guarded Joint Security Area, according to South Korean intelligence official.
FOOTAGE COURTESY OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMAND.
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ASEAN Summit ends, fails to address human rights issues
Manila (Philippines), Nov 14 (EFE). The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their partners from China, Japan and the United States, among others, closed the annual summit in Manila Tuesday, which focused more on economy and security than on human rights.
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Congo refugees flee Tutsi rebels
Thousands of people in the Deomcratic Republic of Congo flee a new outburst of fighting between government troops and rebel forces.
Aid workers are set to evacuate a Congolese town as Tutsi rebels advance towards it. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees says the security situation in the region is too dangerous for UNHCR staff to venture far from Goma headquarters.Ver video "Congo refugees flee Tutsi rebels"
Azerbaijan still awaiting promised solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Baku, Feb 22 (EFE).- Four UN resolutions adopted in 1993 confirm that Nagorno-Karabakh is an inseparable part of Azerbaijan.
The resolutions urge the withdrawal of the occupation forces and request that necessary security conditions be put in place to guarantee the safe return of displaced persons.
But the Azerbaijani Government tells Efe that the so-called Minsk group comprised of the United States, Russia and France, and formed to resolve the conflict, is moving at a snail's pace.
SOUND BITES FROM AZERBAIZANI AMBASSADOR TO SPAIN ALTAI EFENDIEV
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Officials destroy poppy plantations in Afghanistan
Nangarhar (Afghanistan), Apr 10 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Ghulamullah Habibi).- Afghan security officials destroyed poppy fields on Tuesday in the Khewa district of the Nangarhar province, Afghanistan.
The annual report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published in November 2017, indicated that opium production in Afghanistan reached an estimated 9,000 tons in 2017, which represents an increase in 87% over the previous year.
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Russian, Chinese presidents agree on initiative to end Korean conflict
The Russian and Chinese foreign ministries released a statement in which they gave details on the plan, asking that North Korea voluntarily announce a moratorium on their nuclear and missile tests, the latest of which occurred earlier on Tuesday.
They also asked that the US and South Korea abandon their military maneuvers and expressed their rejection of the use of force, defending the importance of peaceful co-existence.
Moscow and Beijing expressed their profound concern over this latest test, which they said was an unacceptable act that went against United Nations Security Council resolutions.
They also insisted that the American anti-missile shield deployed in southeast Asia represented a huge blow to strategic security interests for countries in the region, including Russia and China.
The two countries said Pyongyang's concerns had to be respected and other countries had to make an effort to renew ties and jointly create an atmosphere of peace and mutual trust.
North Korea announced on Tuesday morning that it had launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, which they claimed could reach the US, although Russia insisted that it was, in fact, medium-range and thus posed no threat to the North American country.
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NPT review conference starts
The United Nations has opened its 8th international conference to review progress in implementing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The UN Secretary General called on Iran to restore trust with the international community on the peaceful nature of its nuclear program. Zhang Yajing has the story.
The month-long conference consists of a four-day general debate and closed-door negotiations, that aim to strengthen the international non-proliferation regime. It will also work to improve safety of nuclear materials and facilities.
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, cited recent advances in the disarmament agenda, including a new arms reduction treaty between the US and Russia, as "encouraging signs of progress."
On the Iran nuclear issue, the UN chief urged Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to engage with the international community constructively.
Ban Ki-Moon of UN secretary-general says, "With respect to the Iranian nuclear programme, I call on Iran to fully comply with the Security Council resolutions and fully cooperate with the IAEA. I encourage Iran to accept the nuclear fuel supply proposal put forward by the agency. This would be an important confidence building measure."
The conference is meant to produce a final document that will work towards the goal of preventing the spread of nuclear arms, while working towards reducing and eventually eliminating all atomic weapons.Ver video "NPT review conference starts"