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New York, Jan 11 (JEN): With the UN Security Council (UNSC) renewing its call on all parties in strife-torn South Sudan to end the violence, protect civilians and ease access for relief workers, the wider United Nations organization on Friday continued its efforts help alleviate the “extremely volatile” situation by moving to reinforce peacekeepers and scale up its humanitarian response. more
Iraq: UNSC condemns deadly violence in Anbar

New York, Jan 11 (JEN): Strongly deploring recent clashes in the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah in Iraq’s Anbar province, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday condemned the ...

Ban calls on world for more resources to end conflicts

New York, Jan 11 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on the international community to provide “more political attention, more resources, more support” ...

Interreligious violence poses danger to CAR: Ban

New York, Jan 10 (JEN): There is a real danger of further upheaval along religious lines in the Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday warn ...

UN: Puntland’s poll heralds way to federal future in Somalia

New York, Jan 9 (JEN): The top United Nations official in Somalia on Wednesday hailed the election of a new president of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland as the harbinger of a peacefu ...

Iraq: UN seeks safe passage for emergency aid in Anbar

New York, Jan 9 (JEN): Warning that the critical humanitarian situation in Iraq’s Anbar province is likely to worsen as fighting rages between Government forces and militias, the United N ...

UN confirms increased attacks on staff in 2013

New York, Jan 9 (JEN): Working for the United Nations became more dangerous last year, the world body’s staff union warned on Wednesday, noting that at least 58 personnel were targeted by ...

South Sudan: UN officials meet displaced civilians

New York, Jan 9 (JEN): The top two United Nations officials in South Sudan are on Wednesday meeting with families displaced by the ongoing violence between pro- and anti-Government forces, ...

UNSC: Syria to meet deadline for chemical weapons removal

New York, Jan 9 (JEN): Despite a delay in eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons material, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expects that there will be no delay beyond the end-of-J ...

Yemen: UN condemns deadly shelling of funeral procession

New York, Jan 8 (JEN): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday strongly condemned the killing of more than 20 people, and the wounding of dozens of children and other relatives, d ...