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In Cairo, Ban urges parties to Gaza conflict to end 'cycle of building and destroying'

New York, Oct 13 (JEN): On the next stop of his tour of North Africa, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Egypt on Sunday at a conference on the reconstruction of Gaza urged all parties to last summer's war to address the root causes of the protracted conflict to prevent the “cycle of building and destroying” from becoming a ritual. more

In Tunisia, UN Chief commends African nation for 'staying true to ideals' of Arab Spring

New York, Oct 10 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Tunisia early this morning where he met with President Moncef Marzouki to pledge full United Nations support for the north Af ...

As ISIL advances on Syrian town, UN envoy urges international action to avoid 'massacre'

New York, Oct 10 (JEN) The United Nations will adopt a minimalistic, concrete and realistic approach to addressing the crisis generated by Syria’s ongoing conflict, a senior UN official s ...

Central African Republic: UN condemns fatal attack against “blue helmets”

New York, Oct 10 (JEN) The top United Nations official in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Thursdaycondemned a deadly ambush against peacekeepers serving there that left one “blue hel ...

DR Congo: UN officials urge justice for grave crimes committed by M23

New York, Oct 10 (JEN) Senior United Nations officials appealed on Thursdayfor justice for crimes committed by the March 23 Movement (M23)in parts of the North Kivu province in the Democrati ...

Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, UN’s Ban urges calm, dialogue

New York, Oct 10 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Thursdayabout the escalation of violence along the border dividing India and Pakistan, which has seen both countries ex ...

Yemen: Ban condemns ‘heinous’ suicide attacks, urges peace pact implementation

New York, Oct 10 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursdaystrongly condemned the terrorist attacks that took place in two separate incidents in Yemen, resulting in th ...

UN force commanders brief Security Council on challenges facing ‘blue helmets’

New York, Oct 10 (JEN) From Mali to the Golan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Nations peacekeeping missions are facing increasing challenges as they operate in some of the m ...

UN ramping up aid efforts amid deepening Libyan crisis

New York, Oct 9 (JEN) The United Nations humanitarian wing said on Wednesday it will need an estimated $35 million in additional funding to continue helping hundreds of thousands of people ...

Mali: Ban voices ‘outrage’ as UN peacekeeper killed in second deadly attack this month

New York, Oct 9 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced outrage on Wednesday at a fatal attack against United Nations peacekeepers in Mali – the second in less than a week – that le ...