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New York, Apr 10 (JEN): The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Wednesday that since the hostilities that erupted between the Government and opposition forces last December, an average of 75,000 civilians have found refuge from violence in UN bases across the country. more
Ban deplores deadly terrorist attacks in Pakistan

New York, Apr 10 (JEN): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Wednesday the two recent deadly bomb blasts in Pakistan, in the capital Islamabad and in the Baluchistan pro ...

UN urges Lithuania to reverse political ban on ex-president

New York, Apr 10 (JEN): The United Nations expert body monitoring civil and political rights found on Wednesday that Lithuania violated the rights of its ex-president, Rolandas Paksas, by in ...

Syria: Ban condemns spiralling violence, urges end to conflict

New York, Apr 9 (JEN): Amid surging violence across Syria, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of an elderly priest in Homs and the ongoing brutality again ...

UN condemns killing of two consultants in Somalia

New York, Apr 8 (JEN): Senior United Nations officials on Monday voiced outrage at the killing of two consultants working for the world body’s arm dealing with drugs and crime who were sho ...

Myanmar: UN alarmed at worsening human rights situation

New York, Apr 8 (JEN): An independent United Nations expert on Monday sounded the alarm on the deteriorating human rights situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, adding that the evacuation o ...

Kigali: Ban marks 20th anniversary of Rwandan genocide

New York, Apr 8 (JEN): Commemorating “one of the darkest chapters in human history,” United Nations officials paid tribute this morning to the 800,000 men, women and children – overwhe ...

UN forum to address challenges faced by world population

New York, Apr 8 (JEN): Member States on Monday kicked off a week-long assessment at United Nations Headquarters of action taken over the past 20 years to improve people’s lives and address ...

Crisis devastating economy, livelihoods in CAR: UN

New York, Apr 8 (JEN): The crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) is devastating the economy and people's ability to secure basic necessities, says a new joint United Nations assessmen ...

Rwanda: Ban urges global support to prevent future atrocities

New York, Apr 7 (JEN): As Rwandans commemorate the genocide that took place 20 years ago, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed during a visit to Kigali on Sunday the need fo ...