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Strife in Central African Republic could turn into religious war: UN

New York, Jan 7 (JEN) The worsening strife in the Central African Republic (CAR) with its Muslim-Christian overtones risks escalating into sustained violence along religious lines and spilling beyond the country’s borders, further destabilizing the whole region, the United Nations top political officer warned Monday. more

Syria peace conference initiative moving ahead: UN

New York, Jan 7 (JEN) Preparations for the long-sought international conference on Syria are moving ahead, with the United Nations reaching out to the more than 30 participating Member Stat ...

South Sudan: Fresh clashes, UN supplies running low

Juba, South Sudan, Jan 7 (JEN) Three helicopters have been deployed to the South Sudanese capital of Juba Monday to help reinforce United Nations peacekeeping bases in the country, a UN spok ...

Cambodia: UN urges restraint as police fire on striking workers

New York, Jan 4 (JEN): A United Nations independent human rights expert urged restraint from all sides on Friday after military police opened fire on striking garment workers in Phnom Penh, ...

Iraq: UN urges end to violence against journalists

New York, Jan 4 (JEN): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom, expressed alarm on Friday at the recent killing of six media workers in two separate inciden ...

DR Congo: UN on alert after killing of army commander

New York, Jan 4 (JEN): United Nations peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have stepped up patrols in North Kivu province where citizens are protesting the killing of ...

South Sudan: UN urges parties to ensure humanitarian access

New York, Jan 4 (JEN): The situation in crisis-torn South Sudan remains tense on Friday and, with clashes reported between pro- and anti-Government troops in some areas and thousands of peop ...

CAR violence displaces nearly 1 million: UN

New York, Jan 4 (JEN): The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains dire with insecurity hampering the delivery of aid to the more than 935,000 people displaced b ...

Mogadishu: Ban reaffirms help to end Al-Shabaab threat

New York, Jan 3 (JEN): Appalled by the deadly bomb attacks carried out in Mogadishu Wednesday, for which Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and UN ...

Lebanon: UN seeks restraint following bombing in Beirut

New York, Jan 3 (JEN): The United Nations on Thursday called on all parties in Lebanon to show restraint following the second deadly car bomb attack in less than a week, and to support the a ...