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New York, Feb 17 (JEN) Strongly condemning the killing of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya by an affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council deplored the targeting of persons based on religious affiliation, while also urging Libyan parties to press ahead with their political dialogue. more
Amid reports of fighting in eastern Ukraine, Ban urges all parties to abide by cease-fire

New York, Feb 17 (JEN) With Ukraine cease-fire 'largely holding', United Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed serious concern at reports of continued instances of hostilities includin ...

Odisha:Maoists: Holding on

Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management In the night of February 12, 2014, some 15 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hacked a tribal, identifi ...

KP: Declining Violence, Increasing Threat

Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management At least 22 Shias were killed and another 50 were injured when a three member suicide squad attacked an Imambargah (Shia place of wor ...

Egypt attacks IS group in Libya after video of mass beheading surfaces

Cairo, Feb 16 (JEN): Egypt on Monday launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Libya after the extremist group released a video, which showed the beheading of several Egyptian Cop ...

Security Council demands Houthi militias 'immediately' withdraw from capital, begin political process

New York, Feb 16 (JEN) Demanding that secessionist Houthi militias in Yemen "immediately and unconditionally" withdraw from Government and security institutions, the Security Council this ev ...

Condemning Copenhagen attacks, Ban urges 'strong stand' for tolerance, end to discrimination

New York, Feb 16 (JEN) Strongly condemning this weekend's attacks at a freedom of expression event near a synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Su ...

Senior UN, European Union relief officials urge protection for vulnerable people in Central African Republic

New York, Feb 16 (JEN) Senior UN, European Union relief officials urge protection for vulnerable people in Central African Republic.

2 killed, 5 injured in Copenhagen shootings

Copenhagen, Feb 15 (JEN): Denmark has been put on high alert on Sunday as hours after the first shooting at a cafe, a similar incident was reported from Copenhagen city where shots were fire ...

Egypt: UN's Ban welcomes release of detained journalists, urges fair trial

New York, Feb 14 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has applauded the decision by Egyptian authorities to release on bail the detained Al Jazeera journalists, Mohamed Fahmy a ...