Tehran, July 10, IRNA – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to all parties in Syria to put down their weapons during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, adding that this gesture could help

Tehran, July 2, IRNA - Thirteen years after the world set the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), countries have made big strides to meet the eight anti-poverty targets by their 2015 deadline, sai

Tehran, June 17, IRNA - The current world population of 7.2 billion is projected to increase by 1 million over the next 12 years and reach 9.6 billion by 2050, according to a United Nations report

Tehran, June 17, IRNA — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June 2013, said by conserving arid lands we can protect essential wate

Tehran, June 16, IRNA — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has extended his warm congratulations to Hassan Rohani, ˈthe confirmed winnerˈ of the June 14 presidential elections in the Islamic Republic

Tehran, June 12, IRNA – While universal access to education is indeed crucial, ensuring that it is of high quality must also be a top priority to ensure young people have the skills needed to succe

Tehran, June 11, IRNA – Efforts to promote good health are more vital than ever given that non-communicable diseases have overtaken infectious diseases as the leading cause of death, a senior Unite

Tehran, May 29, IRNA - A UN senior official said the United Nations peacekeepers help bring peace to lands brutally affected by conflicts, often internal, and where agreements are fragile.

Tehran, May 29, IRNA — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, May 29, 2013, while announcing that 111 peacekeeping personnel died l

Tehran, May 29, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran has undertaken presidency of the UN Conference on Disarmament, the worldˈs sole multilateral disarmament forum.