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New York, Nov 7 (JEN) The United Nations health agency warned on Thursday that as the world population aged 60 or older will jump from some 800 million to 2 billion in the next four decades, soaring levels of chronic illness and diminished wellbeing are poised to become a major global public health challenge. more
Urging political resolution, UN agency chief laments 'sheer unsustainability' of Gaza crisis

New York, Nov 7 (JEN) The underlying tensions which have brought Israelis and Palestinians into regular conflict and subjected Gaza to repeated warfare must be addressed once and for all, th ...

UN chief welcomes agreement aiming to restore democracy to Burkina Faso

New York, Nov 7 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday welcomed the adoption of a new agreement by Burkinabé stakeholders which would see the West African country he ...

Humanitarian system ‘scrambling’ to meet skyrocketing needs, warns UN refugee agency chief

New York, Nov 6 (JEN): The global humanitarian system has reached its limits in dealing with the upward trend in forced displacement due to mounting pressures from conflicts and persecution ...

Burundi: UN officials urge vigilance, transparency as elections near

New York, Nov 6 (JEN): Noting the current stability in Burundi’s security situation, two United Nations officials briefing the Security Council today urged vigilance, but expressed confid ...

DR Congo: UN mission says police arrest more than 200 suspected of recent attacks

New York, Nov 6 (JEN): The United Nations stabilizations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced Wednesday that more than 200 people have been arrested in relation to ...

South Sudan: Security Council condemns outburst of deadly violence, urges peace

New York, Nov 6 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council this evening voiced alarm and outrage at the eruption of hostilities in South Sudan over the past week which left numerous civilia ...

Burkina Faso: UN-African Union mission encouraged by commitment to restore order

New York, Nov 5 (JEN) Reiterating his great concern for the current crisis in Burkina Faso and its impact on national and regional stability, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said the joint Uni ...

Syria: UN envoy proposes new plan to ‘freeze’ conflict, promote political solution

New York, Nov 4 (JEN) The war in Syria must be "frozen locally" on the ground so that the growing threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) may be fully confronted, a U ...

In Darfur, UN mission voices concern over possible security raid on camps for displaced

New York, Nov 4 (JEN) The United Nations mission in Darfur expressed concern on Monday over the Government of Sudan’s alleged intentions to conduct a security search operation in a camp fo ...