Conflict

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Ban to dispatch top political aide to Ukraine

New York, May 3 (JEN): As the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened its second urgent session this week on the situation in Ukraine, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his grave concern over the rising tensions in the country’s east and south, particularly events in the crisis-gripped city of Slovyansk, where two Ukrainian military helicopters were shot down overnight and a group of European observes captured on 26 April remains in detention. more

UN supports rescue effort after landslides hit Afghanistan

New York, May 3 (JEN): Landslides triggered by heavy rains crashed into an area of north-eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 350 people and causing widespread damage to homes and ...

UN urges action before South Sudan plunges deeper into crisis

New York, May 3 (JEN): Senior United Nations officials on Friday reported a drastic deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan, marked by increasing ethnic violence and reven ...

DR Congo: UN peacekeepers on alert after battling rebel group

New York, May 3 (JEN): Mayi-Mayi rebels attacked United Nations peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where the Mission is on alert monitoring and the situation, ...

UN voices concern over latest violence in parts of Sudan

New York, May 2 (JEN): Recent fighting in parts of South Kordofan and Blue Nile states has displaced or affected an estimated 16,500 people, according to the United Nations Office for the Co ...

CAR: UN warns against ethnic violence, rhetoric of fear

New York, May 2 (JEN): With rival Christian and Muslim militias stoking inter-communal violence and spreading fear throughout the Central African Republic (CAR), a senior United Nations reli ...

South Sudan: UN reports fighters restricting movement

New York, May 2 (JEN): United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan reported on Thursday that opposition forces are occupying Lich University, located in the central part of the country, and t ...

Ban urges focus on Middle East peace efforts

New York, May 2 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday appealed to Israelis and Palestinians to exercise prudence and avoid unilateral steps that would diminish the ...

Syria: Ban deplores targeting of civilians for tactical purposes

New York, May 1 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned ‘in the strongest terms’ the latest attacks in Syria – which left dozens of civilians dead or ...

South Sudan: UN urges leaders to prevent catastrophe

New York, May 1 (JEN): Warning that the world’s youngest nation is on the verge of catastrophe, the United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday called on South Sudan’s leaders to reli ...