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New York, Apr 5 (JEN): From reducing poverty and hunger to addressing climate change, the world faces big challenges that cannot be tackled alone, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday, highlighting the importance of shared global responsibility in an address to students in the Czech Republic. more
Chadian soldiers responsible for Bangui attack: UN

New York, Apr 5 (JEN): A preliminary investigation by the United Nations human rights office into the deadly events that took place on Mar 29 in a suburb of Bangui, the crisis-riven capital ...

UN concerned over thousands of IDPs in Philippines

New York, Apr 5 (JEN): The United Nations on Friday sounded the alarm on behalf of some 64,600 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in southern Philippines still living in evacuation centres, ...

Syrian refugees in Lebanon cross one million mark: UN

New York, Apr 4 (JEN): Now in its fourth year, the Syrian conflict hit yet another bleak milestone on Thursday, as the United Nations refugee agency reported that the number of displaced see ...

UN seeks effort to prevent catastrophe in South Sudan

New York, Apr 4 (JEN): With no political solution to the conflict that has torn South Sudan apart in sight, senior United Nations officials working in the country stressed on Thursday that t ...

UNSC concerned at deteriorating security situation in Darfur

New York, Apr 4 (JEN): Deeply concerned at the “considerable deterioration” of the security situation in Darfur over the past year, marked by ongoing clashes between the Sudanese Governm ...

Ban calls on States to join treaty regulating arms trade

New York, Apr 3 (JEN): Marking the first anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on all States t ...

Myanmar: UN concerned over aid disruption in Rakhine

New York, Apr 3 (JEN): The United Nations humanitarian wing is warning that life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have been seriou ...

UN launches study to assess status of cybersecurity

New York, Apr 3 (JEN): The United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) launched on Wednesday a unique initiative to measure the levels of cybersecurity in countries, underlin ...

UN urges Afghans to vote in upcoming elections

New York, Apr 3 (JEN): A senior United Nations official on Wednesday urged Afghans to use this Saturday’s presidential and provincial council elections to shape the future of the country t ...