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New York, Mar 20 (JEN) The United Nations has expressed deep concern on Thursdayat the increasing number of executions in Pakistan since December 2014, and at the Government’s recent announcement that it has now withdrawn its moratorium on the death penalty for all cases, not only those related to terrorism. more
UN envoy outlines progress in DR Congo from ‘shattered’ country to ‘proud nation’

New York, Mar 20 (JEN) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is unified with a “clear, shared and celebrated” identity, the top United Nations envoy there told the Security ...

Sendai: UN conference adopts new, people-centred disaster risk reduction

New York, Mar 19 (JEN): Death, destruction and displacement wrought by natural disasters would be significantly reduced by 2030 under a new framework adopted by countries attending the Third ...

UN raises serious concerns trial of former Maldives President

New York, Mar 19 (JEN): The United Nations human rights chief expressed strong concerns on Wednesday about the hasty and apparently unfair trial of the former President of the Maldives, Moha ...

Mali: Security Council regrets death of two UN peacekeepers

New York, Mar 19 (JEN): The Security Council expressed their regret at the death of two Dutch peacekeepers serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali resulting from a helic ...

UN chief urges more global support to resolve Libya crisis

New York, Mar 19 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed the importance of international support as the United Nations seeks to promote dialogue to resolve the crisis in L ...

Haiti progressing towards 2015 elections, UN envoy tells Security Council

New York, Mar 19 (JEN): The Government of Haiti has made progress towards the holding of elections critical for the country’s stability and development, the top United Nations officia ...

UN officials condemn deadly attack on Tunisia’s Bardo Museum

New York, Mar 19 (JEN): Senior United Nations officials have condemned the attack on Wednesday against the Bardo Museum in the Tunisian capital which resulted in a number of deaths, and voic ...

Nigeria: UN political chief hails progress as country prepares to vote

New York, Mar 19 (JEN): Nigeria has made “noteworthy” progress in the preparations for the upcoming elections, the top United Nations political official said on Wednesday, as he ...

Need for targeted disaster response, Pacific leaders say at UN conference

New York, Mar 18 (JEN): With reports slowly emerging about the damage wrought in Vanuatu, which suffered the brunt of Cyclone Pam that pummeled the South Pacific over the weekend, leaders fr ...