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Nigeria: UN warns of ‘alarming’ spike in suicide attacks
Saturday, 30 May 2015, 11:25 am | UN News
26 May 2015 – Northeast Nigeria has witnessed a sharp increase in suicide attacks involving women and girls this year, the United Nations children’s agency warned today, calling on the country’s incoming Government make the safety and well-being ... More >>
Pause in Syria fighting critical for farmers to harvest
Friday, 29 May 2015, 9:51 pm | UN News
Pause in Syria fighting critical for farmers to harvest crops, get it to those in need – UN More >>
Ban praises Ireland’s ‘compassionate leadership’
Friday, 29 May 2015, 9:49 pm | UN News
26 May 2015 – As he wrapped up a visit to Ireland today, the Secretary-General congratulated the country on its “fruitful and strong” relationship with the United Nations over the past 60 years and looked forward to a continued partnership ... More >>
Tanzania cholera epidemic improving
Friday, 29 May 2015, 9:30 pm | UN News
26 May 2015 – United Nations-backed containment measures aimed at stemming the deadly cholera epidemic in western Tanzania's Lake Tanganyika region appear to be working, the Organization's refugee agency ( UNHCR ) announced today amid a tapering ... More >>
Nepal: Monsoon season nearing
Friday, 29 May 2015, 9:25 pm | UN News
25 May 2015 – Marking one month after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal killing thousands and devastating large swathes of the country's Kathmandu valley, the United Nations relief arm is continuing to intensify its humanitarian operations as it supports ... More >>
Somalia: UN official condemns killing of parliamentarian
Friday, 29 May 2015, 9:22 pm | UN News
24 May 2015 – The top United Nations official in Somalia has condemned a deadly attack against two Somali Members of Parliament (MP) and reiterated the Organization's support for the country's democratic process. More >>
Burundi: UN chief condemns killing of opposition politician
Friday, 29 May 2015, 9:06 pm | UN News
24 May 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of a Burundian politician and his bodyguard in a move that threatens to further destabilize the country amid simmering political tensions and a growing humanitarian crisis. More >>
Libya: UN condemns string of suicide attacks
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 2:50 pm | UN News
23 May 2015 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya ( UNSMIL ) has condemned a spate of suicide bombings committed by Islamist terrorists in what it says is a blatant effort to undermine the country's ongoing political dialogue. More >>
Member States unable to reach agreement on nuclear...
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 2:35 pm | UN News
23 May 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed disappointment at the inability of Member States to reach consensus on a “substantive outcome” on a non-proliferation treaty key for global nuclear disarmament, according to a United ... More >>
UN agency to halt housing allowance for Palestine refugees
Saturday, 23 May 2015, 12:48 pm | UN News
Lack of funds forces UNRWA to suspend cash assistance for housing for Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon. Photo: UNRWA/Shafiq Fahed More >>
UN condemns deadly terrorist attack on Shia mosque
Saturday, 23 May 2015, 12:46 pm | UN News
22 May 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council have strongly condemned the terrorist attack earlier today that killed more than 20 people in a Shia mosque in the town of al-Qudaih in the Eastern Province of Saudi ... More >>
Thousands flee Syria’s besieged historic city of Palmyra
Saturday, 23 May 2015, 12:44 pm | UN News
As thousands flee Syria’s besieged historic city of Palmyra, UN refugee agency readies response plan More >>
Boko Haram militants ‘must be brought to justice’
Saturday, 23 May 2015, 12:40 pm | UN News
22 May 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is deeply troubled by Boko Haram’s “continuing indiscriminate and horrific attacks” against the civilian populations of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, according to the United ... More >>
Nepal: UN underscores need to act now before monsoon rains
Saturday, 23 May 2015, 12:32 pm | UN News
21 May 2015 – As Nepalese communities devastated by two major earthquakes struggle to restore and rebuild, United Nations humanitarian workers and their partners are in a fierce race against time to reach survivors in the remote mountains before the ... More >>
UN officials urge Israel to halt plans...
Saturday, 23 May 2015, 12:25 pm | UN News
20 May 2015 – Two United Nations humanitarian officials with responsibilities in the occupied Palestinian territory have today expressed their grave concern over the Government of Israel’s “rapidly advancing plans” to transfer Palestinian ... More >>
UN health agency responds to Ebola spike
Saturday, 23 May 2015, 12:19 pm | UN News
UN health agency responds to Ebola spike by deploying team on border of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau More >>
Health services for Palestine refugees extended
Saturday, 23 May 2015, 12:16 pm | UN News
20 May 2015 – A newly published report by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East ( UNRWA ) spotlights improved health services being delivered to millions in five fields across the Middle East, despite pronounced ... More >>
Displaced Iraqis face difficulties as fighting continues
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 1:49 pm | UN News
UNHCR is concerned about the processing arrangements in place at the Bzabz bridge – a series of pontoons across the Euphrates River which marks the boundary between Anbar province and the capital, Baghdad. Photo: UNHCR/G. Ohara More >>
Yarmouk civilians facing vulnerability of ‘highest severity'
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 1:43 pm | UN News
As the United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees in the Middle East continued humanitarian operations in around the Yarmouk Camp, deep concerns remained about violence that continues to profoundly threaten the lives and safety of Palestine ... More >>
Ban says education key for global peace and stability
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 1:40 pm | UN News
In Republic of Korea, UN’s Ban says education key for global peace and stability More >>
