Conflict

South Sudan: UN Mission transfers internally displaced persons to protection sites

New York, Oct 22 (JEN) The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has opened new sites for about 28,000 internally displaced persons adjacent to its bases in three state capitals to improve living conditions of civilians who have been uprooted by the recent conflict, a senior UN official said in Juba today. more

UN humanitarian chief urges ongoing assistance, political solution for war-torn Syria

New York, Oct 21 (JEN): Spotlighting the plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey, as well as the Turkish Government’s efforts to meet the needs of an influx of an estimated 1.6 million people, ...

Somalia: UN envoy condemns attack on African Union troops in Hiiraan region

New York Oct 21 (JEN) The UN envoy for Somalia condemned on Mondayan attack on African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces in Hiiraan region and called for calm as rival clans caused in ...

Community, religious leaders must condemn ISIL ‘atrocities’ – UN rights official

New York, Oct 21 (JEN): Civilians continue to suffer atrocities and “dramatic” human rights violations at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), warned United Nati ...

Central African Republic: UN officials deplore militia’s targeting of hospitals, patients

New York, Oct 18 (JEN) Armed groups must respect medical facilities and allow patients and medical staff unhindered and safe access to hospitals, two United Nations officials in the Central ...

UNESCO chief denounces killing of Cambodian journalist, urges investigation

New York, Oct 18 (JEN) The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom on Fridaydenounced the killing of a Cambodian reporter shot while investigating illegal loggi ...

Ban deplores attacks on UN peacekeepers amid simmering tensions in Darfur region

New York, Oct 17 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday strongly condemned a deadly attack against the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur, known by the acronym ...

On regional tour, UN envoy for Syria calls for political stability in Lebanon

New York, Oct 17 (JEN): Lebanon’s political environment should stabilize to face the threat from the terror group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and ahead of what will be a � ...

DR Congo: head of UN mission condemns deadly rebel attacks in eastern territory

New York, Oct 17 (JEN): The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Friday condemned a recent upsurge in deadly attacks in the eastern territories linked to the A ...

UN envoy condemns killing of Iraqi politician as violence in country spikes

New York, Oct 16 (JEN) The United Nations envoy for Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov, on Wednesday voiced condemnation for the killing of an Iraqi politician amid an increase of violence in the Middl ...