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Afghanistan: UN condemns killings of electoral workers

New York, Feb 3 (JEN): Strongly condemning the killing of two campaign aides who were shot dead in the western city of Herat, the top United Nations official in Afghanistan has stressed that such cowardly attempts to disrupt the country's election process “cannot be tolerated”, and called on the national authorities to take all measures to bring the perpetrators to justice. more

Ukraine: UN welcomes dialogue with opposition

New York, Feb 1 (JEN): The United Nations human rights office on Friday welcomed the start of dialogue between President Viktor Yanukovych and the opposition in Ukraine following weeks of vi ...

Somalia: UN envoy urges calm in Baidoa

New York, Feb 1 (JEN): The top United Nations envoy in Somalia on Friday voiced his concern over escalating tensions in Baidoa surrounding a federal State-building conference, calling for ca ...

UN seeks protection for South Sudan’s internally displaced

New York, Feb 1 (JEN): The congestion at United Nations bases in South Sudan has started to create risks for the 85,000 displaced civilians seeking shelter there, but they must not be forced ...

UN deplores displacement of Palestinians by Israeli demolitions

New York, Feb 1 (JEN): A senior United Nations relief official on Friday called for a halt to the displacement of Palestinians in the Jordan Valley, after 66 people, including 36 children, w ...

Sochi games: Ban calls for observance of Olympic Truce

New York, Feb 1 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for the observance of the Olympic Truce, calling on everyone engaged in armed hostilities to lay down the ...

DR Congo: UN seeks comprehensive strategy to address violence

New York, Feb 1 (JEN): An action plan to stabilize the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has made important progress thanks to the support United Nations peacekeepers have given the Con ...

No progress made as Syrian peace talk ends: UN

New York, Feb 1 (JEN): Syrian Government and opposition delegates on Friday wrapped up what United Nations officials hope will be just the first stage of talks to end the country’s civil w ...

UN to support Africa for stability and growth

New York, Jan 31 (JEN): Africa will always find a ready and willing partner in the United Nations as it progresses on the road of economic development to provide peace, more jobs, greater eq ...

UNSC extends mandate of peacekeeping force in Cyprus

New York, Jan 31 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday extended the long-running United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until Jul 31, 2014, noting that ...