Conflict
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New York, Feb 24 (JEN): From the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations’ peacekeeping missions must make greater use of technological advances in order to better confront the dynamic challenges of the 21st century, according to a group of UN experts. more
Girl suicide bomber kills five in Nigeria

Abuja, Feb 23 (JEN): A girl suicide bomber, who was just seven year old, blew herself and killed five others in northeast Nigeria on Sunday, reports said.

Launch capsizes in Bangladesh

Manikganj , Feb 22 (JEN): A launch capsized in Padma river at Manikganj district in Bangladesh on Sunday, media reports said.

Three IEDs recovered in Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 22 (JEN) Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing 11 kg, and other ammunitions have been recovered by the Army from north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

UN rights experts describe ‘unconscionable’ suffering of Syrians

New York, Feb 21 (JEN): Four United Nations human rights experts briefed the Security Council on Friday on a new report into human rights and humanitarian law violations in Syria since the u ...

Libya: UN condemns ‘cowardly’ terror attack

New York, Feb 21 (JEN): United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has strongly deplored a string of suicide car bombings that struck the eastern city of Al-Qubbah in the latest terror ...

Syria: UN chief appeals for de-escalation of conflict

New York, Feb 21 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has appealed on Friday to all warring parties in Syria to de-escalate the conflict in order to provide a reprieve for the ...

Human chain formed outside Pakistan imambargah

Karachi, Feb 20 (JEN) Days after terror attacks on imambargahs in different cities of Pakistan disrupted peace in the country, citizens were seen forming a human chain around Imambargah Shah ...

UN agencies scale up humanitarian operations in Ukraine

New York, Feb 20 (JEN): Several days after parties to the conflict in Ukraine signed a ceasefire, United Nations agencies announced a scale up of their emergency operations to the country, d ...

Conflict forces thousands to flee in Darfur: UN reports

New York, Feb 20 (JEN): Some 41,000 people have been forced to flee conflict in Darfur so far this year, according to the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA ...