Conflict

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UN rights chief urges more global attention to ‘wanton’ violence in Yemen

New York, Jan 10 (JEN) The top United Nations human rights official appealed on Fridayfor more international attention to be focused on Yemen and the plight of Yemenis as deepening insecurity and “utterly intolerable” violence in the country continue to wreak a terrible toll on civilians. more

Senior UN official warns Security Council of ‘fragile political situation’ in West African countries

New York, Jan 9 (JEN) West Africa’s political landscape remains delicate as nations across the region continue to grapple with insecurity, terrorist threats and tensions ahead of a busy el ...

Security Council calls on DR Congo leader to approve joint action to ‘neutralize’ rebels

New York, Jan 9 (JEN) The Security Council on Thursday called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to “swiftly approve” plans to begin joint operations betwee ...

UN mourns slain French cartoonists

New York, Jan 9 (JEN) The United Nations agency tasked with defending freedom of expression, in solidarity with France, joined the country on Thursday in mourning those killed in the deadly ...

Paris attack: 1 suspect surrenders

Paris, Jan 8 (JEN): One of the three suspected gunmen, who had carried out a brutal attack on the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, has surrended, media ...

Yemen: Ban condemns deadly attack on police academy, calls for accountability

New York, Jan 8 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned in the strongest terms today’s attack against a policy academy in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, and called f ...

Ban outraged by ‘horrendous and cold-blooded’ attack on French magazine

New York, Jan 8 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday strongly condemned the appalling and “cold-blooded crime” committed by terrorists who attacked the French ...

In phone call with DR Congo President, Ban urges ‘decisive action’ against armed group

New York, Jan 8 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a phone call with Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President, Joseph Kabila, on Wednesday appealed for decisive ac ...

Darfur: UN-African Union mission peacekeepers attacked in spate of violence

New York, Jan 7 (JEN) The Joint United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur has reported that its peacekeepers came under two separate attacks on Tuesday while on patrol, both times b ...

With no rebel surrender, UN mission in DR Congo readies military operations

New York, Jan 6 (JEN) With the deadline for the unconditional surrender of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) having passed on 2 January, and no significant additional ...