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New York: The United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA), on Sunday, strongly condemned an attack in Yemen that killed five civilians, including a woman and child. more
170 signatories endorse UN ceasefire appeal during COVID crisis

New York : UN Member States, Observers and others, sent a strong political message this week, with the announcement that 170 signatories have now endorsed the UN’s call to silence t ...

Eid in Afghanistan: Taliban announces three-day ceasefire

Kabul: Marking the Eid celebrations, the Taliban on Saturday declared a three-day ceasefire with the Afghanistan government.

UN chief calls for ceasefire as Yemen braces for possible COVID-19 outbreak

New York : Echoing his 23 March appeal to warring parties across the globe for an immediate ceasefire, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on those fighting in Yemen t ...

COVID-19: UN chief calls for global ceasefire to focus on ‘the true fight of our lives’

New Delhi : In an appeal issued on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged warring parties across the world to lay down their weapons in support of the bigger battle ag ...

Ceasefire holds in Tripoli, but core problems remain, says UN Libya mission chief

New York, The recent ceasefire in Libya’s capital Tripoli, brokered by the United Nations mission in the country, is holding, its head told the Security Council on Thursday, highlig ...

UN mission welcomes Afghan government’s announcement of Eid holiday ceasefire

New York, After a surge in hostilities in Afghanistan over the past weeks, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomed on Monday the Government’s announcement of a con ...