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Copenhagen, Dec 7, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen was to kick-start a mammoth UN conference in Copenhagen Monday aimed at halting global warming.

Copenhagen, Dec 7, The UN’s top climate change official has outlined actions for governments to agree upon during the Copenhagen climate change conference that opens here Monday, saying negotiators now have the clearest signal ever from world leaders to craft solid proposals to implement rapid action.

New York, Dec 2, Some 80 countries still penalise homosexuals, including passing criminal laws that fuel discrimination against them, the joint UN programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) said.

New York, Dec 1,The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to extend for another 12 months a mandate for member countries to conduct anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia.

New York, Dec 1, Sudan’s warring parties have begun a new round of talks, but they lack conviction for an agreement in the six-year conflict, a UN official said.

New Delhi, Nov 30, Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur is representing India at the forthcoming meeting of the United Nations on South-South Cooperation in Kenya this week.

London, Nov 25,The Indian Navy, along with the other major navies of the world, has been presented a special UN certificate for its anti-piracy activity in the dangerous Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia.

New York, Nov 20,UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday called the 20-year-old Convention on the Rights of the Child as a beacon and guide to protect “the youngest and most vulnerable members of society”.

New York, Nov 19,UN Security Council members Wednesday called for intensified efforts to fight piracy off the Somali coast and criticised the practice of paying ransom.

Copenhagen, Nov 16, Some 40 environment ministers gathered Monday in Copenhagen for preparatory talks ahead of the UN climate change conference that opens next month in the Danish capital.