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UN urges probe into Venezuela violence, calls for dialogue

New York, Feb 15 (JEN): The United Nations human rights office on Friday, deeply concerned about the escalation of violence in Venezuela, including the death of at least three people during protests on Wednesday, called on all parties to engage in dialogue to peacefully resolve the crisis. more

Aid, development must converge in responding to crises – UN reports

New York, Feb 15 (JEN): The rising scale of needs, a collective inability to resolve protracted crises, and the interplay of new factors such as climate change, are making it harder for Gov ...

UN heads to Kinshasa to promote regional peace accord

New York, Feb 15 (JEN): Great Lakes envoy Mary Robinson is in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, calling on authorities to fulfil their commitments to achieve lastin ...

UN advises against forced returns to South Sudan

New York, Feb 15 (JEN): The United Nations on Friday is warning against the return of 130,000 South Sudanese who have fled to neighbouring countries due to the continued violence despite la ...

Ban urges two Koreas to build further mutual trust

New York, Feb 15 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged the two Koreas to build on the momentum generated by their agreement to hold family reunions later this ...

Ban seeks solidarity, concerted action in CAR

New York, Feb 15 (JEN): Warning that “dark clouds of mass atrocities” are looming over the Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called ...

Mali: UN reports damage to cultural sites in Gao

New York, Feb 14 (JEN): Some 90 per cent of the 11th century archaeological site of Gao Saneye in northern Mali was pillaged by Islamic extremists during their seizure of the region in 2012 ...

UNSC extends UN mission in Burundi

New York, Feb 14 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday renewed until the end of the year the United Nations mission helping Burundi recover from decades of ethnic wa ...

Russia, US pledge to help unblock Syria talks: UN

New York, Feb 14 (JEN): The United Nations/Arab Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said officials from Russia and the United States on Thursday promised to keep workin ...

Somalia: Ban condemns attack near Mogadishu airport

New York, Feb 14 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) strongly condemned an attack near the airport in Mogadishu ...