Geopolitics
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New York, Apr 24 (JEN) At a forum on the role of religious leaders in preventing incitement to violence and atrocities, which opened on Thursday in Fez, Morocco, a senior UN rights official stressed the importance of religious leaders worldwide in the prevention, mitigation and resolution of conflicts. more
UN relief workers press ahead with effort to reach Yarmouk camp in Syria

New York, Apr 24 (JEN)United Nations relief workers on Thursday provided drinking water, bread and recreational kits for children in displaced communities outside Yarmouk camp, the former he ...

‘Youth represent promise – not peril,’ Ban tells Council debate on countering extremism

New York, Apr 24 (JEN) Involving youth in peacebuilding processes the world over is essential to lasting global stability and stemming the growth of radicalism, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moo ...

On World Book Day, UN hails reading and writing as pillars of sustainable societies

New York, Apr 24 (JEN) As global symbols of social progress, books have always been targets for those who reject freedom and tolerance, the United Nations agency mandated with promoting educ ...

Ban condemns deadly xenophobic violence in South Africa

New York, Apr 23 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa that has resulted in the deaths of at least seven people in ...

WHO reports deaths top 1,000 in Yemen, hospitals risk shutdowns

New York, Apr 23 (JEN): As the United Nations humanitarian wing appealed for “any initiative that can reduce the violence” in Yemen, the World Health Organization (WHO) office in ...

World Immunization Week: UN warns global vaccination targets ‘far off track’

New York, Apr 23 (JEN): The United Nations World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that progress towards global vaccination targets for 2015 is “far off track,” with one in ...

The power to change begins with you: Ban

New York, Apr 23 (JEN): Humanity is well aware of the devastating damage and pollution it have wrought on planet Earth, and “even with this knowledge, we have yet to change our ways,â ...

UN agency ‘extremely worried’ about missing staff in volatile South Sudan

New York, Apr 23 (JEN): The World Food Programme on Wednesday drew attention to the disappearance of three of its staff members who went missing earlier this month when fighting reportedly e ...

Ban urges faith leaders to speak up against injustice and brutality

New York, Apr 23 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged faith leaders gathered in the General Assembly to stand up for the collective good and amplify their v ...