Conflict
New York, May 16(Just Earth News): Although global understanding of sexual violence in conflict is shifting, there remains the need to tackle the root causes of such violations that lie in fundamental inequality and discrimination against women, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the United Nations Security Council on Monday. more
Amid renewed violence in Somalia's Gaalkacyo, UN envoy urges respect for ceasefire agreement

New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News): Expressing concern over renewed violence in the Somali city of Gaalkacyo, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for the count ...

Recent violence in Central African Republic spotlights subregion's volatility, Security Council told

New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): Despite a peaceful and successful transition in the Central African Republic (CAR) earlier in 2016, the recent outbreak of violence there had demonstrated ...

Yemen's children 'locked in a vicious cycle of violence, loss and uncertainty,' UN warns

New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Six children are killed or injured every day and children as young as 10 years old are recruited to fight in conflict-torn Yemen, according to a Unit ...

UN agency reaches thousands of people in Chad and Cameroon displaced by Boko Haram violence

New York, Feb 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Tuesday that, along with its partners, the agency has, over the past week, has been able t ...

‘Violence must stop now,’ says UN expert as fresh fighting displaces thousands in North Darfur

New York, Feb 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Warning that, in the last two weeks, a new escalation of violence has forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee their homes in the Jebel Marra are ...

Haiti: UN chief concerned at postponement of polls; calls on all sides to refrain from violence

New York, Jan 24 (IBNS) Voicing concern at the postponement of tomorrow's already delayed presidential elections in Haiti, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday called on ...