14 August 2014 The United Nations has designated its highest level emergency for the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, citing…
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13 August 2014 As Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi continues to form a new Government, the United Nations Security…
10 August 2014 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today’s announcement by Egypt that the Israelis and the Palestinians have accepted…
8 August 2014 As violence escalates in Lebanon, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and its partners are distributing…
8 August 2014 Gravely concerned for the physical safety of civilians in northern Iraq and the humanitarian situation in…
8 August 2014 Amid renewed hostilities in Gaza, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called firmly on the parties to…
8 August 2014 A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today voiced grave concern over the escalating…
8 August 2014 A senior United Nations human rights official today declared the situation in Eastern Ukraine “extremely alarming”…
7 August 2014 The head of the UN agency mandated to defend press freedom today condemned the death of…
7 August 2014 As Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists continue to overrun areas of northern…