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New York, Sept 20 (JEN) The Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned in the strongest terms on Thursday ’s attack by an explosive device on a road in Mali, in which five Chadian peacekeepers were killed and three other peacekeepers were severely injured. more
Middle East: UN envoy announces deal on reconstruction in Gaza

New York, Sept 17 (JEN) With the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire holding in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations has reached agreement with Israel and Palestinian Authority on a new reconstruction ...

UN report calls for fundamental change on Gaza, renewed urgency in West Bank

New York, Sept 16 (JEN) In the aftermath of the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip, a fundamental change is needed in the dynamics in the enclave, the United Nations on Monday reported, call ...

Libya closer to brink of protracted conflict and strife, UN envoy warns

New York, Sept 16 (JEN) Three years after the fall of their former regime, the Libyan people find themselves nowhere closer to realizing their hopes and aspirations for a better future, the ...

Nuclear programmes of DPR Korea, Iran remain ‘serious concern’ – UN official

New York, Sept 16 (JEN): The nuclear programmes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran remain matters of serious concern, the head of the United Nations nuclear watc ...

Ban strongly condemns latest attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali

New York, Sept 15 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday strongly condemned an attack on a military vehicle of the United Nations mission in Mali that resulted in the death of a Chad ...

Security Council deplores ‘heinous’ murder of British aid worker by Islamic militants

New York, Sept 15 (JEN) Members of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the “heinous and cowardly” murder of David Haines, a British humanitarian aid worker, ...

Ukraine: UN agency launches emergency food aid operation in country's east

New York, Sept 13 (JEN) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rolling out its first operation in Ukraine, providing food assistance to vulnerable people affected by the conflict ...

UN: detained Fijian peacekeepers in Golan released in good condition

New York, Sept 12 (JEN) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Thursday the release of the 45 United Nations peacekeepers that had been forcibly taken on 28 August 2014 in the Golan a ...

UN officials call for renewed global commitment to ending nuclear tests

New York, Sept 11 (JEN)United Nations officials on Wednesday called for renewed commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons and nuclear tests, noting that nearly 2,000 such tests have take ...