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New York, May 28 (JEN): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that the “unnecessary loss of innocent lives cannot go on” and spotlighted the increasingly dire medical situation in Yemen, where it says the health and lives of millions of people are at risk, and health facilities, staff and patients are under attack in widespread violations of international humanitarian law. more
Security Council condemns violence against journalists, urges end to impunity

New York, May 28 (JEN): Deeply concerned by the frequency of acts of violence in many parts of the world against media professionals in armed conflict, the United Nations Security Council on ...

UN envoy warns Boko Haram aims to destroy family structures

New York, May 28 (JEN): The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict has condemned Boko Haram militias in Nigeria for “waging war on women ...

Pause in Syria fighting critical for farmers to harvest crops: UN

New York, May 27 (JEN): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has called for humanitarian pauses in Syria so farmers can safely harvest and transport crops within the country to reac ...

UN expert calls on Serbia to expedite legal measures amid housing crisis

New York, May 27 (JEN): Amid a range of structural challenges, including high unemployment and poverty, Serbia is now also facing a housing crisis which demands an immediate Government respo ...

Some 500,000 homes and temples across Nepal damaged by earthquake: UN official

New York, May 27 (JEN): As teams of trekkers and Nepalese sherpas are now reaching remote, high-altitude villages with humanitarian aid, a senior United Nations development official on Tuesd ...

Ukraine: UN reports humanitarian situation still dire amid sporadic fighting

New York, May 27 (JEN): The tenuous situation in eastern Ukraine continues to be marked by sporadic fighting and a crippling humanitarian crisis forcing many civilians to seek refuge in unde ...

Serbia and Kosovo must try to overcome challenges: Security Council

New York, May 27 (JEN): As Serbia and Kosovo aim to overcome the legacy of conflict, the two countries must avoid procrastination on implementing the remaining steps of the April 2013 Accord ...

Ban tells refugee community world must provide 'safe avenues of migration'

New York, May 26 (JEN): The international community must intensify efforts to provide regular and safe avenues of migration and access to protection, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki- ...

Lebanon: UN official in country urges end to political vacuum

New York, May 26 (JEN): The vacuum in the post of Lebanon's presidency has undermined the country's ability to address a range of growing security, economic and social challenges, the United ...