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New York, May 19 (JEN): Stressing that Yemenis have faced “tragic levels of suffering and violence” in recent months, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all sides in the conflict to refrain from any actions that undermine the safety and security of the country’s airports, seaports and transportation infrastructure, and to join consultations without preconditions. more
Nearly 25,000 flee Ramadi amid ISIL attacks and heavy fighting: UN relief wing

New York, May 19 (JEN): With stocks running low and funds running out, United Nations aid agencies are rushing humanitarian assistance to people fleeing the city of Ramadi in central Iraq fo ...

Freedom and Death

Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management On May 12, 2015, Ananta Bijoy Das (32), a progressive writer, blogger, editor of science fiction magazine Jukti, and an organizer of ...

Escalating Savagery

Research Assistant, Institute for Conflict Management As long as we rely upon the hammer when a file is needed and press Islam into service to solve situations it was never intended to so ...

Afghan Taliban claims responsibility of Kabul attack

Kabul, May 14 (JEN): The Afghan Taliban on Thursday claimed responsibility for Wednesday's terror attack in Kabul which left 14 people dead in the country, media reports said.

Rebel group responsible for violations in DR Congo massacres: UN report

New York, May 14 (JEN): A United Nations human rights report released on Wednesday says that a Uganda-based rebel group has committed grave violations of international humanitarian law in cr ...

Pakistan terror attack kills over 45 people

Karachi, May 13 (JEN) More than 45 people have been killed as armed men entered a bus and sprayed bullets on passengers in Pakistan's Karachi city on Wednesday.

Ahead of humanitarian pause, Yemen sees deadliest week of fighting: UN

New York, May 13 (JEN): Nearly 200 civilians have died in Yemen in the past week, as the country has seen its deadliest period of fighting since violence broke out on 26 March this year, acc ...

Ban ‘alarmed’ by outbreak of violence in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

New York, May 12 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed alarm over the recent outbreak of violence in the city of Kumanovo in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and extend ...

Yemen humanitarian pause ‘a lifeline’ for civilians trapped by fighting: UN official

New York, May 12 (JEN): The top United Nations relief official on Monday welcomed the announcement of a humanitarian pause in Yemen, set to start tomorrow, as aid operations resume in the em ...