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New York,  A further escalation of violence in Syria’s Idlib governorate could create a humanitarian emergency “at a scale not yet seen through this crisis,” a senior United Nations aid official warned the Security Council on Tuesday. more
As conflicts become more complex, ‘mediation is no longer an option; it is a necessity’, UN chief tells Security Council

New York, As war and the mediation of peace have become increasingly complex, innovative thinking is needed to save and improve the lives of millions, United Nations Secretary-General Ant ...

Security Council downsizes AU-UN mission in Darfur, eying eventual exit

New York: The Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping operation in Sudan’s Darfur until the end of June next year, but ...

Security Council extends support for African Union force in Somalia

New York, May: The Security Council on Tuesday gave its backing to the African Union force in Somalia, AMISOM, extending its deployment until at least the end of July.

At Security Council, UN chief calls for ‘quantum leap’ in funding activities to prevent conflict, address root causes

New York: Peacebuilding and sustaining peace require a more coherent United Nations strategy, as well a ‘quantum leap’ in funding activities that prevent the outbreak, escalat ...

Security Council rejects Russian request to condemn airstrikes in Syria

New York: In an address to an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Saturday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres cautioned against the crisis in Syria “ ...

At Security Council, UN chief pushes for creation of body to determine perpetrators of chemical attacks in Syria

New York: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday again called for the creation of an independent panel that could determine who used chemical weapons in Syria, ...

Security Council fails to adopt three resolutions on chemical weapons use in Syria

New York: Days after alleged chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburb of Douma, the United Nations Security Council failed to adopt two competing resolutions that would have establi ...

Burundi: Security Council urges dialogue amid deteriorating political and humanitarian situation

New York: Expressing deep concern over the slow pace of the inter-Burundian dialogue and the lack of engagement by the Government, the United Nations Security Council called on all stakeh ...

‘You can still save lives’; UN aid chief urges Security Council action to halt violence in Syria’s war-battered east Ghouta

New York, Feb 23 (JEN): The United Nations humanitarian chief on Thursday called for action by the Security Council to halt the appalling destruction of Syria’s eastern Ghouta, wher ...