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New York:Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were conducting extensive patrols in the east of the country on Tuesday, one day after demonstrators set fire to buildings to protest lack of civilian protection in the face of attacks by armed groups. more
UN mission in DR Congo appeals for calm as violent protests continue

New York: The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has met with national authorities in the wake of an attack against its headquarters in Beni ...

Step up action to protect the planet during wartime: UN environment chief

New York: Greater action is needed to protect the environment during wartime if the world is to realize the goal of a more sustainable future for all people and the planet, the head of th ...

Education and inclusion should be human rights priorities, UN Assembly hears

New York: UN Member States agreed seven decades ago to a set of inalienable rights to ensure the dignity of everyone. On Friday, the newly-installed General Assembly President recalled th ...

UN Mission in Haiti calls on protestors, authorities, to refrain from violence

New York: Following days of intensifying protests in Haiti, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday the UN was “concerned by reports of violence and arson” across ...

Timor-Leste Foreign Minister highlights value of UN in resolving conflicts

New York: Timor-Leste continues to be a reflection of “the best the UN has to offer,” Foreign Minister Dionisio da Costa Babo Soares declared on Monday before the UN General A ...

UN chief urges scaled up response for peace, across troubled Sahel’s region

New York: Humanitarian and development responses for Mali and Africa’s wider Sahel region “are falling short”, and support must be scaled up to ensure a hopeful future f ...

Terrorism survivors: ‘I lived in fear that I would be killed’

New York, Aug 18 (JEN): To mark the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism this coming Wednesday, UN News travelled to Chad and the Far North region o ...

Three more humanitarian workers killed in Syria, with civilian death toll ‘rising every day’

New York, Aug 16 (JEN): An attack in the south of Syria’s restive Idlib province that led to the deaths of a paramedic, an ambulance driver and a rescue worker, were added to the gr ...

UN Afghan Mission ‘outraged’ by deadly Taliban attack in Kabul, as hardline group threatens election violence

New York, Aug 8 (JEN): The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed outrage at a Taliban attack in Kabul, that led to  “scores” of civilians casualties on Wednesda ...