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New York, Mar 19 (JEN): Massive international support is crucial as the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon continues to rise and is on track to reaching 1.5 million by the end of this year, a senior United Nations humanitarian official stressed on Tuesday. more
Ukraine: Ban urges dialogue to address political crisis

New York, Mar 18 (JEN): Leading the United Nations push for parties in Ukraine to resolve the country’s ongoing political crisis through peaceful dialogue, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on ...

UN relocates displaced civilians in South Sudan capital

New York, Mar 18 (JEN): The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says it is in the process of relocating civilians displaced amid the recent conflict to better shelter ahead of the ...

DPR Korea: UN urges accountability for atrocities

New York, Mar 18 (JEN): Detailing a raft of “unspeakable atrocities” committed in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) “without parallel in the modern world,” the head ...

Ban urges restraint following clashes in Burundi

New York, Mar 15 (JEN): Deeply concerned about violent confrontations between the police and members of the opposition in Burundi, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging both ...

UN urges Nigeria to urgently tackle poverty, end conflict

New York, Mar 15 (JEN): Wrapping a historic visit to Nigeria, the United Nations rights chief on Friday congratulated the Government for its efforts towards tackling “very difficult human ...

Mali begins rebuilding mausoleums in Timbuktu

New York, Mar 15 (JEN): Local masons in Timbuktu on Friday started to lay down the first earthen bricks to reconstruct World Heritage mausoleums damaged when radical Islamists occupied the ...

Syria’s political process in crisis, must be re-energized: Ban

New York, Mar 15 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appealed yet again for the international community to help bring the rival Syrian parties closer on concrete m ...

Ukraine: UN deploys human rights monitors in Crimea

New York, Mar 15 (IBNS): United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonovic, announced on Friday the immediate deployment of a UN monitoring team throughout crisis ...

UN seeks help to build on momentum in DR Congo

New York, Mar 15 (JEN): The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on Friday urged the international community as well as the Cong ...