Top UN official in Haiti, Security Council welcome announcement of president-elect

Jan 05, 2017, at 10:57 am

New York, Jan 5 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations official and the Security Council on Wednesday joined the international community in congratulating the next President of Haiti, whose election completes a repeatedly delayed process that took over a year.

Gambia: UN chief congratulates President-elect Adam Barrow

Dec 30, 2016, at 01:57 pm

New York, Dec 30 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called Adam Barrow, the President-elect of Gambia, to congratulate him on his electoral victory and to reiterate the commitment of the United Nations to support a peaceful, timely, and orderly transfer of power.

Canadian economy enhances with OPEC’s plans to cut oil production

Dec 03, 2016, at 02:20 am

Toronto, Dec 2 (IBNS): Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)’s decision to cut oil production and the consequent rise in oil prices lead to the strengthening of Canadian dollar against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, reported Global News.

UNSC concerned over deadly fighting in eastern Ukraine

May 29, 2014, at 04:58 pm

New York, May 29 (IBNS): In the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) first meeting on Ukraine since the presidential election there, United Nations political chief Jeffrey Feltman said violence in the country's east has dramatically increased and reiterated Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's call on President-elect Petro Poroshenko to steer the country away from instability.