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New York, Nov 19 (JEN):Voicing great concern over serious human rights abuses that have occurred in Yemen in recent months, the United Nations human rights office on Tuesday issued a strong call on parties of all sides to renounce violence and ensure immediate access to humanitarian assistance in conflict zones. more
Amid 'monstrous' violence, ISIL aims to tear Iraq apart, build 'state of terror,’ warn UN officials

New York, Nov 19 (JEN): The atrocious crimes perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) risk plunging Iraq into catastrophe as the country reels from bitter sectarian ten ...

Cambodia: UN expert voices concern over judicial independence amid 'arbitrary' arrests

New York, Nov 19 (JEN) The United Nations expert on the situation of human rights in Cambodia on Tuesday urged the Southeast Asian country’s Government to respect the independence of its j ...

UN strongly condemns attack on Jerusalem synagogue

New York, Nov 19 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned on Tuesday’s attack on a synagogue in West Jerusalem that claimed four lives and injured several ...

UN-backed treaty, INTERPOL operation targets ‘most wanted’ environmental fugitives

New York, Nov 18 (JEN): Nine fugitives are being pursued as part of a United Nations-backed joint INTERPOL global operation targeting individuals wanted for serious environmental – includi ...

Iraq: UN convoy hit by explosion in Baghdad, mission reports

New York, Nov 18 (JEN)A United Nations convoy of three vehicles proceeding from the Baghdad International Airport to the International Zone was hit with at least one explosion this morning, ...

UN Envoy to Somalia concerned over violence, urges restraint in Somaliland

New York, Nov 17 (JEN) The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has expressed concern over on Saturday's outbreak of violence duri ...

UN mission continues investigation into alleged mass rape in North Darfur town

New York, Nov 15 (JEN) Allegations of the mass rape of 200 women and girls in a town in North Darfur continue raise concerns in the war-torn Sudanese region as the African Union-United Nati ...

New UN report depicts ‘relentless assault’ on civilians inside ISIL-controlled Syria

New York, Nov 15 (JEN) Shocking accounts of the use of terror by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to subjugate Syrians living under its control were revealed by United Nations ...

UN mission condemns bombings in Libya, calls for accountability, dialogue

New York, Nov 14 (JEN) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has strongly condemned the rising violence in eastern and western Libya, including the bombings this morning in Tr ...