Conflict
New York, Feb 14 (JEN): As the continuing violence in north-east Nigeria spills across the country’s borders and into neighbouring Chad, Cameroon and Niger, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Fridaysounded the alarm for the tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) currently in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. more
On World Radio Day, UN stresses need to empower youth voices for a sustainable future

New York, Feb 14 (JEN) As the international community marks the 2015 edition of World Radio Day, United Nations officials have called for the greater participation of young people in utilizi ...

20 killed in Pakistan mosque attack

Peshawar, Feb 13 (JEN): In a suicide attack targeting Imamia Masjid Imambargah in Hayatabad area of Pakistan's Peshawar city, at least 20 people were killed and 55 others were injured on F ...

'Yemen is collapsing before our eyes,' UN chief warns, urging international support to end crisis

New York, Feb 13 (JEN) Amid a dangerous political and humanitarian crisis and a seething secessionist movement, Yemen sits on the brink of collapse, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-m ...

Security Council approves resolution targeting sources of financing for ISIL

New York, Feb 13 (JEN) Urging global cooperation “to impair, isolate and incapacitate” terrorist threats, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday approved measures targeting sour ...

Pakistan: 8 killed, 56 injured in Peshawar mosque attack

Peshawar, Feb 13 (JEN): At least eight people were killed and 56 were injured in a powerful blast near an imambargah or mosque in the Hayatabad area of Pakistan's Peshawar city during Friday ...

UN envoy and Syrian President discuss political solution to conflict, Aleppo fighting ‘freeze’

New York, Feb 12 (JEN) After two days of intensive discussions in Damascus with Syrian authorities, including a long meeting with President Bashar Al-Assad today, the Secretary-General’s S ...

‘Enormous scale’ of Mediterranean migration tragedy emerges – up to 300 dead, says UN official

New York, Feb 12 (JEN) With the number of refugees and migrants confirmed missing following their attempt to cross the Mediterranean into Europe revised from a total of 29 dead to as many as ...

Pakistan: Blast derails train, 15 injured

Jacobabad, Feb 12 (JEN): At least 15 people were injured as four coaches of a train derailed after a blast damaged the tracks close to the Dillmurad Railway Station near

Afghanistan: 5 militants killed

Kabul, Feb 10 (JEN): At least five militants were killed as they attacked the police headquarters in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Tuesday.