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Libya: UN mission chief condemns Shahat attack, pledges support to end crisis

New York, Nov 11 (JEN) The top United Nations official in Libya has strongly condemned the “cowardly” attack that occurred yesterday close to where he was meeting with the country’s Prime Minister, Abdullah al-Thinni, in the eastern city of Shahat to discuss how to put the political transition back on track. more

Ban, UNICEF condemn deadly suicide bombing at Nigerian school

New York, Nov 11 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the suicide bombing on Monday at a government boarding school in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Pot ...

Gaza: Ban forms independent panel to investigate recent conflict

New York, Nov 11 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday announced the formation of an internal inquiry aimed at reviewing “certain incidents” reported at United Nations facilities ...

Gambia: UN experts prevented from completing probe into torture, killings

New York, Nov 8 (JEN): Two United Nations human rights experts were forced to suspend an integral part of their visit to The Gambia this week when they were denied access to parts of a pris ...

Darfur: UN envoy on sexual violence urges immediate access for probe into alleged mass rapes

New York, Nov 8 (JEN) The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict expressed concern on Fridayabout allegations circulating in Darfur lo ...

‘Ageing well must be global priority’, warns UN health agency in new study

New York, Nov 7 (JEN) The United Nations health agency warned on Thursday that as the world population aged 60 or older will jump from some 800 million to 2 billion in the next four decades, ...

Urging political resolution, UN agency chief laments 'sheer unsustainability' of Gaza crisis

New York, Nov 7 (JEN) The underlying tensions which have brought Israelis and Palestinians into regular conflict and subjected Gaza to repeated warfare must be addressed once and for all, th ...

UN chief welcomes agreement aiming to restore democracy to Burkina Faso

New York, Nov 7 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday welcomed the adoption of a new agreement by Burkinabé stakeholders which would see the West African country he ...

Humanitarian system ‘scrambling’ to meet skyrocketing needs, warns UN refugee agency chief

New York, Nov 6 (JEN): The global humanitarian system has reached its limits in dealing with the upward trend in forced displacement due to mounting pressures from conflicts and persecution ...

Burundi: UN officials urge vigilance, transparency as elections near

New York, Nov 6 (JEN): Noting the current stability in Burundi’s security situation, two United Nations officials briefing the Security Council today urged vigilance, but expressed confid ...