Conflict
Crisis/Conflict/Terrorism
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 working with the UN to unblock stalled Syrian peace talks, as food and medical supplies continue to reach people in long-besieged Homs. more
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 ...

South Sudan: UNSC urges dialogue at political talks

New York, Feb 14 (JEN): Welcoming the start of the latest round of talks between South Sudan's sparring factions aimed at resolving the crisis in the country, the United Nations Security Co ...

UN: Tension disrupts construction projects in Gaza

New York, Feb 13 (JEN): More than 20 vital United Nations construction projects for schools and housing in Gaza are stalled, and social and economic conditions are worsening due to the clos ...

Dogs join UN in South Sudan to protect civilians

New York, Feb 13 (JEN): Standing on his hind legs to peer at a United Nations vehicle in South Sudan, he poked his head under the hood and sniffed, brown curls shaking around as he searched ...

Ban welcomes start of South Sudan political talks

New York, Feb 13 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the start on Tuesday of the South Sudan political talks between the Government and the opposition, and stre ...

UNSC: Conflict parties must protect civilians in CAR

New York, Feb 13 (JEN): With civilians now routinely targeted and subjected to indiscriminate brutality in most current conflicts – from the civil war in Syria to ethnic and political stri ...

UN welcomes re-launching of Cyprus reunification talks

New York, Feb 12 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday warmly welcomed the re-launching of negotiations aimed at reaching a compr ...

UN welcomes Afghan policy protecting rights of displaced

New York, Feb 12 (JEN): Afghanistan’s new national policy to protect the rights of some 630,000 internally displaced people recognizes that all Afghans have the right to freedom of moveme ...

UN voices concern as fighting continues in Iraq

New York, Feb 12 (JEN): The United Nations said on Tuesday that it is receiving more reports of civilian casualties and further displacement within Iraq as the conflict in Anbar province c ...