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UN chief warns of 'unprecedented global hunger crisis'

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday warned of an «unprecedented global hunger crisis,» saying next year could be worse, Anadolu Agency reports.

24.06.2022 21:10

Kazakh President takes part in High-Level Dialogue on Global Development BRICS+

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, took part in the High-level Dialogue on Global Development, which was held in virtual format, Kazinform cites Akorda.

22.06.2022 08:28

222 million crisis-hit children currently require educational support: UN report

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM A new UN report released on Tuesday revealed that the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children requiring educational support has grown from an estimated 75 million in 2016, to 222 million today, WAM reports.

19.06.2022 13:55

Droughts may affect more than 75% of world’s population by 2050

ANKARA. KAZINFORM Droughts may affect more than three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050, the UN said Friday as World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed, Anadolu Agency reports.

16.06.2022 21:15

UN chief urges protection, promotion of women's rights amid proliferating crises

UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged the international community to protect and promote women's rights amid «proliferating crises,» Xinhua reports.

16.06.2022 12:55

Fundamental change of development way required to achieve SDGs - Usha Rao-Monari

ALMATY. KAZINFORM On Thursday Deputy Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov met with UN Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Usha Rao-Monari who arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the Second Regional SDG Summit, Kazinform correspondent reports.

16.06.2022 12:02

Almaty hosts Second Regional SDG Summit

ALMATY. KAZINFORM The Second Regional Sustainable Development Goals Summit kicked off in Almaty today, Kazinform correspondent reports.

10.06.2022 07:58

Kazakhstan-UN coop issues discussed in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Akan Rakhmetullin met with First Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Ms. Amina J. Mohammed in Nur-Sultan, Kazinform learnt from the MFA press service.

09.06.2022 21:15

Kazakhstan fully supports UN's key role in addressing international issues - MFA

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Akan Rakhmetullin held a meeting with UN First Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, kazinform correspondent reports.

09.06.2022 19:36

Tokayev meets with UN First Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed, who arrived in Kazakhstan as part of a tour to Central Asia, Kazinform cites Akorda.

09.06.2022 14:48

World faces largest cost-of-living crisis in a generation: UN report

UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM The world is facing a cost-of-living crisis unseen in at least a generation, partly due to the Ukraine conflict, said a UN report on Wednesday, Xinhua reports.

08.06.2022 16:08

Magzhan Ilyassov elected as Chair of UNGA First Committee

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Magzhan Ilyassov was elected as Chair of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) of the 77th UN General Assembly, Kazinform has learned from the Kazakh Mission to UN’s Twitter account.

03.06.2022 20:44

Global food prices slightly down in May but still close to record high

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - Global food prices went down modestly in May for the second consecutive month, although prices of wheat and poultry rose, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.

01.06.2022 15:40

Kazakh President receives UN Secretary-General's Special Representative

ALMATY. KAZINFORM Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received Deborah Lyons, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the Akorda press service reports.

27.05.2022 08:36

AIFC Green Finance Centre met with UN Mission in Kyrgyzstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM In continuation of the dialogue started in Nur-Sultan within the framework of the meeting with the delegation of the UN Mission in Kyrgyzstan, on 24 May 2022, a delegation of the AIFC Green Finance Centre headed by CEO Aidar Kazybayev held a meeting in Bishkek with representatives of all UN units in Kyrgyzstan.

21.05.2022 11:14

Afghanistan and strengthening peacekeeping mission: what’s next for CSTO?

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - The leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) met on May 16 to discuss where the organization stands as it marks the 20th anniversary and the 30th anniversary of the Collective Security Treaty. More about the jubilee meeting and its significance considering geopolitical changes in the region is in the latest analytical article of Kazinform.

20.05.2022 19:46

Kazakhstan, Egypt discuss bilateral cooperation development

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Adil Tursunov met with the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Republic of Kazakhstan Manal el Shennawi, Kazinform cites the press service of the Kazakh MFA.

19.05.2022 11:27

More than 160M children worldwide in child labor: UN report

GENEVA. KAZINFORM More than 160 million children are in child labor worldwide, said a report released on Wednesday by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and UN children's agency UNICEF.

18.05.2022 14:40

AIFC and UN agree to promote green financial instruments and investments in social projects

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) and the United Nations in the Kyrgyz Republic (UN) have agreed to jointly promote green financial instruments and investments in social and environmental projects.

18.05.2022 12:56

UN to support Kazakhstan in its efforts to reach climate goals

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Michaela Friberg-Storey, the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in the Republic of Kazakhstan, appreciated Kazakhstan’s commitment to carbon neutrality, Kazinform reports.