Conflict
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations report released on Tuesday details the severe and extensive impact on civilians of the ongoing conflict in Iraq, with at least 18,802 civilians killed and another 36,245 wounded between January 2014 and October 2015, while another 3.2 million people have been internally displaced due to violence. more
Security Council urges Libyan parties to come together to combat terrorists

New York, Jan 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Strongly condemning Thursday’s terrorist attack on a security training centre in Zliten, Libya, and in the wake of that deadly incident and the rece ...

‘Libya cannot afford to remain divided,’ says UN envoy, deploring latest deadly terrorist attack

New York, Jan 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Condemning the “reprehensible” deadly terrorist attack on a security training centre on Friday in Libya’s coastal city of Zliten, the top Unite ...

ISIL unlawful ‘shari’a courts’ meting out ‘monstrous’ punishments, UN warns

New York, Jan 21 (JEN): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday confirmed that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has established unlawful, so-called ‘shari’a co ...

Amid 'monstrous' violence, ISIL aims to tear Iraq apart, build 'state of terror,’ warn UN officials

New York, Nov 19 (JEN): The atrocious crimes perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) risk plunging Iraq into catastrophe as the country reels from bitter sectarian ten ...