Conflict
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New York, Apr 29 (JEN): The United Nations human rights chief on Monday called on the parties to the conflict in South Sudan to respect the cessation of hostilities in order to stem the suffering of ordinary civilians and to ensure that it is safe enough for those uprooted by months of violence to return to their homes. more
UNSC highlights critical role of military in peace efforts

New York, Apr 29 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday called on countries emerging from conflict and all those assisting them to prioritize the development of domestic ...

Ukraine: Ban demands release of OSCE military monitors

New York, Apr 29 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday strongly condemned the detention of international military monitors and staff in Ukraine, and demanded that the ...

CAR: Ban names US diplomat as deputy head of UN mission

New York, Apr 26 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed Laurence D. Wohlers of the United States as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-Genera for ...

Ban marks Chernobyl anniversary, seeks support for recovery efforts

New York, Apr 26 (JEN): “This is an opportunity to pay tribute to the emergency workers who responded, remember the more than 330,000 people who were evacuated from contaminated regions, a ...

UN concerned over conflict-related sexual violence

New York, Apr 26 (JEN): Despite the current unprecedented political will to eliminate sexual violence in conflict, hold perpetrators to account and support victims, the reality is that rapin ...

Ukraine: Ban urges diplomatic solution to crisis

New York, Apr 26 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on all parties to seek a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis, warning that the situation could “ ...

Afghanistan: UN condemns deadly attack on Kabul hospital

New York, Apr 26 (JEN): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the killing of three civilians by a gunman on Thursday at a private hospital in Kabul.

Syria: UN confirms progress in removing chemical weapons

New York, Apr 25 (JEN): More than 90 per cent of Syria’s chemical weapons material has been removed and destroyed in country, the head of the Joint Mission of the Organization for the Proh ...

South Sudan: UN condemns attack on convoy carrying aid

New York, Apr 25 (JEN): The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has strongly condemned Thursday’s attack on a convoy of barges delivering urgently needed food and fuel supplies to its ba ...