New York, Aug 18 (JEN): Horrified by the "total disrespect" for civilian life in Syria, as evidenced by airstrikes on a market in Douma, the top United Nations humanitarian official today wa ...
New York, Aug 18 (JEN): The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Tuesday said that it is determined to investigate fu ...
New York, Aug 12 (JEN): As Yemen plunges deeper into conflict, which has left millions in need of humanitarian aid and wrecked healthcare systems, the country now finds itself in the midst o ...
New York, Aug 12 (JEN): The United Nations human rights office expressed deep concern over the reported release of detainees in Mali suspected of involvement in, or formally charged with, se ...
New York, Aug 12 (JEN): Expressing concern over curbs to free expression and possible voter disenfranchisement in Myanmar ahead of upcoming elections in November, a United Nations human righ ...
New York, Aug 11 (JEN): A United Nations human rights expert on Monday called upon the Mauritanian Parliament to reject a draft law on civil society associations that, without public consult ...
New York, Aug 10 (JEN): In a message commemorating the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday paid tribute to all those in ...
New York, Aug 8 (JEN): Following this week’s assassination attempt on one of Burundi’s leading human rights defenders, an independent United Nations expert has called on the Government t ...
New York, Aug 8 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday gave the greenlight for the establishment of a Joint Investigative Mechanism to identify those responsible for the use ...
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