Conflict
New York, Feb 10 (JEN) Continued conflict in South Sudan risks depriving the country of a generation of “lost” children, warned United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos on Monday during a press conference in Juba, the capital of the strife-torn nation. more
UNICEF, David Beckham launch new initiative to boost funding for world’s children

New York, Feb 10 (JEN) International football icon and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador, David Beckham, on Monday announced his latest fundraising initiative, l ...

Mizoram: Unsettled Peace

Research Assistant, Institute for Conflict Management The 20-year long insurgency in Mizoram (1966-86), led by the Mizo National Front (MNF) was resolved as far back as in 1986, and the S ...

Divisions over Drafts

Research Fellow, Institute for Conflict Management The environment of peace that had been established in Nepal in 2013 survived, despite challenges, through 2014, with not a single insurg ...

France: Gunfire rocks Marseille

Marseille, Feb 9 (JEN): Amid reports of gunfire, the police have started their operation in French city of Marseille Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban commander killed in drone strike

Kabul, Feb 9 (JEN): A Taliban commander has been killed during a US drone strike in Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.

Baghdad celebrates lifting of curfew after 12 years

Baghdad, Feb 8 (JEN): People in Baghdad have indulged in a grand celebration after a 12-year-old curfew has been lifted from the Iraqi capital.

‘World must act responsibly,’ say UN advisors urging restraint following latest ISIL atrocity

New York, Feb 7 (JEN):Members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) need to know that they will be held accountable for their crimes, two senior United Nations right officials d ...

Jailing of Burundian journalist raises concerns ahead of elections – UN rights office

New York, Feb 7 (JEN) The imprisonment of Burundian journalist Bob Rugurika raises serious concerns about the exercise of the freedom of expression in Burundi, particularly ahead of the upco ...

Security Council demands end to Mali violence, urges parties to reach peace deal

New York, Feb 7 (JEN) Demanding an immediate end to all hostilities in Mali, the United Nations Security Council on Friday urged Malian parties to “engage with sustained political will and ...