Conflict
Crisis/Conflict/Terrorism
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, delivering some 62 metric tons of humanitarian aid to the crisis-torn Donetsk region on Thursday. more
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 ...

UN official says recent terror attacks represent ‘exact opposite’ of values of peace, stability

New York, Feb 19 (JEN) The High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Nassir Al-Nasser, said on Wednesday that the “vicious forces” of extremism, violence and ...

With Libya in ‘imminent danger,’ UN envoy urges support for push to end political, security crisis

New York, Feb 19 (JEN) Recent savage terrorist acts – culminating in the beheading of 21 Coptic Christians – highlight the “imminent danger” confronting Libya, its people and the wid ...

UN political chief warns of ‘increasingly toxic’ Gaza; calls for new talks, international support

New York, Feb 19 (JEN) Briefing the United Nations Security Council after “another tumultuous and deadly month” in the Middle East, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jef ...

South Sudan's Government commits to combat for sexual violence: UN

New York, Feb 19 (JEN): UN representative Zainab Hawa Bangura on Sexual Violence in Conflict placed in South Sudan said on Wednesday, that any peace agreement reached to end the conflict in ...

Syria indicates willingness to ‘freeze’ Aleppo fighting

New York, Feb 19 (JEN): UN Secretary-General’s special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, sees a “glimmer of hope” for his proposed ‘freeze’ of localized hostilities in the city ...

Over 10,000 Afghanistan’s civilian casualties in 2014: UN

New York, Feb 19 (JEN): Civilian casualties in Afghanistan topped 10,000 in 2014, a 22 per cent increase compared to the past year, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAM ...

America is in war with extremism, not Islam: Obama

Washington, Feb 19 (JEN): On closing of the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, speaking to the representatives from 60 nations, US President Barack Obama on Wednesday, said, "We are not ...

Nigeria military op leaves 300 Boko Haram militants killed

Abuja, Feb 18 (JEN): Nigerian forces have killed more than 300 Boko Haram fighters during an operation to recapture 11 towns and villages since the start of the week, media reports said on W ...