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New York: Highly anticipated UN-brokered consultations about substantive talks which could lead to an end to more than three years of brutal conflict across Yemen, have begun in Sweden. Brutal fighting has left the Middle East nation divided between Government and rebel forces, with millions on the brink of famine, and the economy and society in ruins. more
First Western Sahara talks at UN in six years, begin in Geneva

New York: Talks have begun at the UN on the future of Western Sahara – the first in years – the Organization announced on Wednesday.

Global aid appeal targets more than 93 million most in need next year

New York: Conflict has pushed tens of millions of people into a situation where they are in urgent need of help, the UN’s relief chief said on Tuesday, in an appeal for funds that c ...

South Sudan: UN condemns ‘brutal’ sexual assaults on roads to Bentiu

New York: The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has condemned a series of brutal sexual assaults on women and girls, travelling on the road to Bentiu, a town in the north ...

Security Council urged to help spare Syrians from ‘devastation’

New York, An escalation in fighting across northern Syria illustrates the “fragility” of the situation in the war-torn region, a senior UN humanitarian official said on Thursd ...

New Syria fighting represents ‘giant powder keg’, warns aid veteran, as he leaves UN stage

New York,  It is unclear if rockets fired into the Syrian city of Aleppo last weekend contained chemical toxins, a senior humanitarian adviser to the UN said on Thursday, adding that ...

Top UN officials sound alarm as Yemen fighting nears vital hospital in port city of Hudaydah

New York,As fighting in Yemen edges closer to the main healthcare practice in the port city of Hudaydah, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) joined the world bod ...

UN chief condemns deadly terrorist attack in Kabul

New York,: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has “strongly condemned” the terrorist attack targeting a religious gathering in the Afghan capital, Kabul, ...

Credible, legitimate constitutional committee for post-war Syria ‘may not’ be possible – UN envoy

New York, It “may not” be possible to form an inclusive and legitimate constitutional committee in Syria – a way out of the years long crisis plaguing the country &ndash ...

Central African Republic: Guterres says UN mission committed to protecting civilians, helping stabilize country, as violence flares

New York,  Amid a recent uptick in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday said he stood in solidarity wi ...