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New York, Jun 10 (JEN): The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine has soared to over one million due to the ongoing conflict in the country’s eastern regions, the United Nations humanitarian office reported on Tuesday. more
UN envoy urges Libyan parties to 'heal rift that has torn your country apart'

New York, Jun 10 (JEN): Telling stakeholders in Libya’s dialogue that “mothers across [the country] have their eyes on you,” the United Nations envoy for Libya presented draft politica ...

Ban welcomes 'milestone' agreement on new Nepal constitution

New York, Jun 10 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the agreement of a new constitution for Nepal as “a major milestone” in the country's democratic development, a spokesp ...

Balochistan: Sanguinary Faultlines

Research Assistant, Institute for Conflict Management In another act of targeting settlers from outside Balochistan, Baloch insurgents shot dead 22 Pashtuns on May 29, 2015, all of them d ...

Borders of Terror

Research Assistant, Institute for Conflict Management On June 4, 2015, 18 Army personnel were killed and another 11 were injured when militants ambushed a convoy of 46 troopers of the 6 D ...

Security Council: UN official urges for political efforts to resolve Ukraine conflict

New York, Jun 6 (JEN): The tremendous human cost of the Ukraine conflict must be first addressed through mutual respect of the Minsk ceasefire agreement and the fulfilment of its political, ...

UN envoy ‘mustering’ required support for consultations to resolve Yemen conflict

New York, Jun 5 (JEN): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, is working intensively to bring the parties to the conflict together as soon as possible in Genev ...

Afghanistan guest house attack: Spy agency claims breakthrough

Kabul, June 3 (JEN) The Afghanistan spy agency on Wednesday said two people, who were planners and masterminds behind the terrorist attack on Park Palace guesthouse in country's capital Kabu ...

Afghanistan: Gunmen kill nine NGO workers

Kabul, June 2 (JEN) Armed men killed nine employees of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Afghanistan's Zare district on Tuesday.

In Iraq, UN reports insecurity and violence taking ‘terrible toll’ on civilians from all communities

New York, Jun 2 (JEN): At least 1,031 Iraqis were killed in May 2015 and another 1,684 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict, according to the United Nations Assistance M ...