Conflict

Ban offers ‘good offices’ support in Colombia-Venezuela border dispute

New York, Sept 12 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has conveyed to the Foreign Ministers of Colombia and Venezuela that he “trusted” their countries would address the border challenges they faced through constructive dialogue, and offered his “good offices” mediation services if both parties so requested. more

Nigeria: Ban strongly condemns Boko Haram attacks targeting Muslims and Christians

New York, July 8 (JEN)United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned attacks by Boko Haram in Lake Chad Basin countries, including the deliberate targeting of Christi ...

Ban tells refugee community world must provide 'safe avenues of migration'

New York, May 26 (JEN): The international community must intensify efforts to provide regular and safe avenues of migration and access to protection, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki- ...

Ban condemns fighting in South Sudan, deplores deaths of civilians

New York, May 21 (JEN): The United Nations has strongly condemned the escalation of hostilities in the past ten days between Government and opposition forces in Unity and Upper Nile states i ...

Ban calls for civilian protection in Yemen, urges ceasefire

New York, May 1 (JEN): The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, said on Thursday that he is gravely concerned about continued ground fighting and aerial bombardment in Yemen and th ...

Ban meets Ukrainian minister, discusses conflict

New York, Feb 25 (JEN): The United Nations Secretary-General met on Monday in New York with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, to discuss the conflict in the east of ...

Ban, Security Council condemn terrorist attacks in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula

New York, Jan 31 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council on Thursdaycondemned the terrorist attacks on towns in the northern part of Egypt’s Sinai Peni ...

Ban condemns destruction of villages, displacement of thousands in Darfur

New York, Jan 30 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday condemned the reported aerial bombardment and destruction of villages in the Golo locality of Central Darfur, ...

Ban welcomes transfer to ICC of alleged perpetrator of Uganda war crimes

New York, Jan 21 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Tuesday of senior Lord’s Resistanc ...

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