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New York, Oct 12 (JEN): In the aftermath of a one of deadliest migrant-ship disasters in recent history, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday urged wider responsibility-sharing among European Union countries to process asylum claims and find lasting solutions for people in need of international protections. more
Syria: Joint OPCW-UN mission to oversee destruction of chemical weapons

New York, Oct 12 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has formally approved a first-ever joint United Nations mission with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning global chemical weapons ...

Syria: Ban urges mission to oversee destruction of chemical weapons

New York, Oct 9 (JEN): Nearly 100 United Nations and chemical weapons experts will be deployed over the coming months in a joint mission overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weap ...

UN approves relief fund for crisis in southern Philippines

New York, Oct 9 (JEN): The United Nations emergency relief fund will allocate USD 3 million to assist people in southern Philippines where recent armed conflict has displaced communities, a ...

DR Congo: UN seeks fund to assist displaced persons

New York, Oct 9 (JEN): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Tuesday warned that it does not have the resources to provide assistance to a growing number of people displaced by fight ...

UN refugee chief shocked as Africans die in boat tragedy

New York, Oct 4 (JEN) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday expressed shock at the capsizing of a boat off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa which has re ...

Ban puts forward recommendations to ‘make migration work’

New York, Oct 4 (JEN) The General Assembly High-level Dialogue on Migration and Development opened on Thursday in New York with a call from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to i ...

Syria: Chemical production units to be diasbled

New York, Oct 3 (JEN) The joint team of United Nations and international inspectors overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons production facilities completed its first day of ...

UN spotlights migrants’ contribution to societies

New York, Oct 3 (IBNS) United Nations officials on Wednesday highlighted the plight of international migrants, stressing that countries should increase efforts to protect their rights while ...

Syria: Ban calls opposition forces to send delegation

New York, Sept 30 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the National Coalition for the Syrian opposition forces to reach out to other groups and agree on a united delega ...