Geopolitics
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New York, Apr 28 (JEN): The Central African Republic (CAR) is quickly becoming the largest forgotten humanitarian crisis of our time with some 60 percent of its population in need of aid, including nearly 900,000 people forcibly displaced by conflict, but assistance programmes remain “dramatically underfunded,” the United Nations refugee agency said on Monday. more
UN chief warns of ‘dangerous return’ to Cold War mentalities

New York, Apr 28 (JEN): Progress in working towards global nuclear non-proliferation has stalled and the trend towards “nuclear zero” is reversing, United Nations Secretary-Gener ...

Burundi: UN working to help relocate civilians fleeing election-related violence

New York, Apr 28 (JEN): Civil unrest erupted in Burundi this weekend after the ruling party overwhelmingly elected President Pierre Nkurunziza on Saturday as its candidate for the 26 June pr ...

UN platform aims to bring pastoralists’ voices to global decision-making stage

New York, Apr 28 (JEN): Millions of pastoralists – from the Bedouin of North Africa to the Sherpa in Nepal and Navajo in North America – will benefit from a new online knowledg ...

Ban urges action to ease plight of migrants crossing Mediterranean

New York, Apr 28 (JEN): The Mediterranean Sea has sadly become “a sea of tears, a sea of misery,” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday aboard an Italian na ...

Sustainability agenda must harmonize man’s relationship with planet: UN

New York, Apr 28 (JEN): As United Nations Member States prepare to adopt and move toward implementing a new development agenda, the President of the General Assembly said it is critical to e ...

Cyprus: UN envoy welcomes Turkish Cypriot leader’s commitment to negotiations

New York, Apr 28 (JEN): The Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide, has spoken with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, according to the United Nations Goo ...

Chernobyl disaster anniversary: Ban reiterates UN's commitment to those affected

New York, Apr 27 (JEN): In a message to mark the 29th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday remembered the hundreds of eme ...

UN forum agrees draft action plan for religious leaders on preventing violence

New York, Apr 25 (JEN): A United Nations-backed forum on Friday concluded in Fez, Morocco, having developed a plan of action aimed at preventing incitement to violence that could lead to atr ...

Mali: Ban voices concern over series of targeted attacks against UN mission

New York, Apr 25 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced deep concern over a series of attacks targeting the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) which have resulte ...