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New York, June 22 (JEN): More than 80 per cent of schools in the English-speaking North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon are closed, as the security situation and living conditions continue to deteriorate due to the three-year conflict between the Government and armed groups, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, reported on Friday. more
Syria: ‘Deplorable’ violence in Idlib against civilians, humanitarian workers must ‘stop immediately’: UN Coordinator

New York, June 22 (JEN): Acts of violence against civilians, humanitarian workers and civilian infrastructure in Idlib are “deplorable”, the United Nations Regional Humanitari ...

Guterres hails historic Convention banning violence and harassment at work

New York, June 22 (JEN): A landmark international agreement banning violence and harassment in the workplace has been applauded by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, after it w ...

Armed group kills 18 in Nigeria attack

Abuja (Xinhua/UNI) At least 18 people were killed and more wounded in the latest attack by an armed group in Nigeria's troubled northwestern state of Zamfara, a national lawmaker and ...

Persistent threat of war erodes prospects for Middle East peace, Security Council told

New York: Developments in the Middle East cannot be divorced from Israel’s military occupation of Palestinian territory and settlement-building, or Hamas’ hold over Gaza and i ...

300,000 flee flare-up of ethnic violence in north-eastern DR Congo

New York, June 19 (JEN): More than 300,000 people have been forced to flee resurgent inter-ethnic violence in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just this month, the UN ref ...

Afghanistan: Security forces arrest young ISIS recruits

Kabul: During an operation conducted by Afghanistan security forces in  Nangarhar, they have arrested at least three new recruits of ISIS terrorist group, media reports said.

Yemeni children ‘dying right now’ due to food aid diversions Beasley warns Security Council

New York, June 18 (JEN): Food continues to be taken “from the mouths of hungry little boys and little girls” in many areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, warned the hea ...

Pakistani blogger known for 'criticising' Army and ISI hacked to death

Islamabad: A 22-year-old Pakistani blogger, who was known for criticising country's Army and spy agency ISI, was hacked to death in Islamabad city on Sunday night, media report said. ...

Terrorists open mortar fire at village in Aleppo province, killing 10 people - Reports

Damascus (Sputnik/UNI) Terror groups opened mortar fire at a village in the Syrian province of Aleppo, leaving 10 civilians killed, local media reported.