Conflict
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New York, Dec 21 (JEN): The crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR), where thousands of people have been killed and 750,000 others driven from their homes, risks deteriorating even further amid escalating Muslim-Christian clashes and the reported involvement of foreign elements, a top United Nations official warned Friday, calling for international efforts to help avert disaster. more
UN: Over 30 nations to join peace conference on Syria

New York, Dec 21 (JEN): The Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi Friday announced that more than 30 nations have been ...

South Sudan: Ban condemns deadly attack on UN base

New York, Dec 21 (JEN): With the security and humanitarian situations in South Sudan deteriorating as a result of the country’s political disputes, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki ...

CAR: UN urges parties to pull back from all-out war

New York, Dec 20 (JEN): A group of independent United Nations human rights experts Thursday urged all parties in the Central African Republic (CAR), where armed clashes have escalated in re ...

UN reports widespread enforced disappearances in Syria

New York, Dec 20 (JEN): Enforced disappearances are being committed throughout Syria as part of a campaign of intimidation and as a tactic of war, says a report published Thursday by the Un ...

South Sudan: Assailants attack UN base sheltering civilians

New York, Dec 20 (JEN): Unknown assailants attacked a United Nations base in South Sudan Thursday, possibly killing or injuring civilians who had sought refuge inside during violent clashes ...

UNSC warns of Syrian civil war’s impact on UN force

New York, Dec 19 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Wednesday extended the nearly 40-year-old United Nations observer force in the Golan Heights for another six months, calli ...

West Africa: UNSC spotlights growing threat of organized crime

New York, Dec 19 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC), deeply concerned over the increasing links between drug trafficking and other forms of transnational organized crime in W ...

Somalia: UN condemns deadly attack near Mogadishu

New York, Dec 19 (JEN): The top United Nations envoy in Somalia has strongly condemned the killing of six people during an attack on a medical convoy outside Mogadishu Wednesday.

Ban urges South Sudan parties to cease hostilities

New York, Dec 19 (JEN): Amid the ongoing fighting in South Sudan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is reaching out to key leaders in the region seeking a political end to the crisis, while the ...