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Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 10:24 am | UN News
3 February 2015 – The United Nations Security Council today condemned in the strongest terms the continued escalation of attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram terrorists, pointing to an attack on 1 February in Borno State, Nigeria and to increasing attacks in the ... More >>
Egypt: UN chief welcomes release of detained journalist
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 1:37 pm | UN News
2 February 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has applauded the decision by the Egyptian authorities to release the detained Al Jazeera journalist, Peter Greste, ending his 400-day imprisonment. More >>
21st century 'hottest' on record as global warming
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 12:03 pm | UN News
2 February 2015 – Devastating weather patterns and increasing temperatures will last into the foreseeable future as global warming is expected to continue, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed today as it explained that ... More >>
At least 1,375 people killed by violence in January
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 11:58 am | UN News
For many Iraqis who fled ISIL to the high altitude region of northern Kurdistan, with nothing but the clothes on their backs, sudden changes in temperatures have left them entirely dependent on humanitarian agencies. Photo: OCHA/Iason Athanasiadis More >>
UN helicopter crew returns safely to South Sudan
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 11:55 am | UN News
2 February 2015 – The crew of a United Nations-operated helicopter that was forced to land in South Sudan have been returned safely to a World Food Programme ( WFP ) office, according to a press statement released by the agency today. More >>
UNESCO chief condemns killing of journalists in Mexico
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 11:54 am | UN News
Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova. UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz More >>
African Union decide to combat Boko Haram
Monday, 2 February 2015, 5:39 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) holds a press conference at the end of his visit to Ethiopia for the 24th Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, January 2015. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe More >>
UN deplores ISIL's 'barbaric' murder of Japanese journalist
Monday, 2 February 2015, 5:11 pm | UN News
1 February 2015 – The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Security Council have deplored the apparent murder of a Japanese journalist Kenji Goto by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), despite the Council's demand for ... More >>
Terrorist attacks in Egypt's Sinai peninsula
Sunday, 1 February 2015, 12:42 pm | UN News
30 January 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council today condemned the terrorist attacks on towns in the northern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, which killed and injured dozens of Egyptian soldiers and civilians. More >>
Ban promises UN support to build back Ebola-hit countries
Sunday, 1 February 2015, 12:28 pm | UN News
30 January 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today assured African leaders gathered for a summit in Addis Ababa of the support of the United Nations in helping the countries affected by Ebola “build back stronger than ever,” while the head of the UN development ... More >>
Deadly bomb attack on Shia mosque in southern Pakistan
Sunday, 1 February 2015, 11:46 am | UN News
30 January 2015 – Condemning the deadly bombing today of a Shia mosque in Sindh province in Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon deplored this “vicious targeting of people on account of their religious affiliation,” and ... More >>
UN refugee agency commends Greece on asylum reforms
Sunday, 1 February 2015, 11:37 am | UN News
30 January 2015 – Greece has made progress in reforming its asylum system despite challenging economic and political circumstances, the UN refugee agency ( UNHCR ) confirmed today, adding nonetheless that much more needed to be done to accommodate ... More >>
Violence sends desperate Nigerians fleeing to Cameroon
Sunday, 1 February 2015, 11:17 am | UN News
30 January 2015 – The United Nations World Food Programme ( WFP ) is appealing for more funds to help address the recent exodus of refugees into Cameroon from Nigeria, saying that a risk in attacks on both sides of that border has made it increasingly ... More >>
Malawi desperately needs scale-up in international aid
Sunday, 1 February 2015, 11:14 am | UN News
30 January 2015 – The international community must rapidly respond to the devastating flooding affecting Malawi with critical humanitarian aid and appropriate funding, a group of United Nations human rights experts affirmed today, warning that the African ... More >>
South Sudan: UN warns surge in Sudanese refugees
Sunday, 1 February 2015, 11:13 am | UN News
30 January 2015 – Sudanese refugees continue to pour into South Sudan as they flee aerial bombardments and ground attacks in the war-torn Nuba Mountains in Sudan, the United Nations refugee agency said today, as it warned that many of the settlement ... More >>
Iraq: Government investigation into sectarian massacre
Saturday, 31 January 2015, 12:37 pm | UN News
29 January 2015 – The UN Assistance Mission in Iraq ( UNAMI ) has welcomed the Government’s decision to conduct a full investigation into the alleged sectarian killing of dozens of civilians by armed groups in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province. More >>
Haiti: Elections Loom
Saturday, 31 January 2015, 12:35 pm | UN News
29 January 2015 – Members of the Security Council heard briefings today from the co-leads of a trip taken by the body to Haiti, where they saw first-hand the critical work being done by the United Nations Mission there in support of a better future ... More >>
Mali: Ban deplores violent protests against Mission compound
Saturday, 31 January 2015, 12:33 pm | UN News
29 January 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the deadly protests against a United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali ( MINUSMA ) compound in the northern city of Gao, which left several people dead and a number of others injured. More >>
UNICEF warns launching record $3 billion appeal
Saturday, 31 January 2015, 12:32 pm | UN News
29 January 2015 – The United Nations today launched its biggest ever humanitarian appeal to fund globe-spanning responses to emergencies and threats “stalking children in ways never before seen” and putting them in extraordinary danger of violence, ... More >>
DR Congo: Security Council renews sanctions
Saturday, 31 January 2015, 12:25 pm | UN News
29 January 2015 – The United Nations Security Council today renewed its sanctions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to prevent the supply, sale or transfer of arms, training, and financing, to armed groups. More >>
