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New York, Mar 12 (JEN): With 44 people missing and feared drowned after a smugglers' boat capsized off the coast of southern Yemen, the UN refugee agency on Tuesday urged the donor community and civil society to develop comprehensive responses to reduce and ultimately prevent these hazardous journeys. more
Somalia: UNSC seeks international support for stability

New York, Mar 12 (JEN): The best hope for peace and stability in Somalia, the Horn of Africa and beyond remains a united, secure and federal Somalia, the top United Nations official in the c ...

UN urges immediate halt to attacks in Darfur

New York, Mar 12 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay have voiced deep concern about the escalation of violen ...

Darfur: UN mission urges end of hostilities in North

New York, Mar 10 (JEN): Deeply concerned by an outbreak of inter-communal violence in North Darfur, the African Union-United Nations Mission in the region called on Sunday for an end to the ...

Syria: Clashes hamper UN efforts to reach Yarmouk camp

New York, Mar 10 (JEN): Violence has again disrupted efforts to deliver aid to a besieged camp on the outskirts of Damascus, the United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees across t ...

UN welcomes conviction of former DR Congo militia leader

New York, Mar 8 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his top envoy for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday welcomed the verdict issued by the Internationa ...

Iraq: UN concerned over worsening crisis in Anbar Province

New York, Mar 8 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency reports on Friday that the security situation in Iraq’s Anbar province continues to deteriorate, with the number of people displace ...

South Sudan: UN concerned over aid delivery in Nile state

New York, Mar 8 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday expressed its deep concern about the situation in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, where needy populations, including refu ...

UN demands urgent action for war-torn CAR

New York, Mar 8 (JEN): Painting a grim picture of the war-torn Central African Republic (CAR), where months of inter-religious violence has wrecked State institutions, left millions on the b ...

Ukraine: Ban concerned over proposed Crimea referendum

New York, Mar 8 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday emphasized the need for peace and stability in Ukraine’s Crimea region, where the announcement of a referendum ...