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…
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…
6 August 2014 – The top United Nations official in Iraq today urged the country’s political leadership to set aside…
6 August 2014 – As the temporary ceasefire continues to hold in Gaza, senior United Nations officials today urged Israelis…
4 August 2014 – Amid a seven-hour ceasefire announced by Israel in Gaza, the United Nations and aid partners are…
4 August 2014 – The top United Nations relief official in Lebanon today strongly condemned attacks on the Lebanese Armed…
30 July 2014 – As another United Nations school serving as a shelter for Palestinians in Gaza was hit by…
29 July 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly urged all sides to avoid any further escalation in the Gaza…
25 July 2014 – The United Nations and its diplomatic partners today called for a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire, as they…
25 July 2014 – Two United Nations human rights experts warned today that ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq are…
25 July 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke with United Nations staff in Gaza via Skype and thanked them…
23 July 2014 – The United Nations Human Rights Council today decided to launch an independent inquiry into purported violations…
20 July 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned in the strongest terms the systematic persecution of minorities in Mosul…
18 July 2014 – Amid an escalation of violence in Gaza, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will leave for the region on…
18 July 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) today strongly condemned the assassination of former member…
18 July 2014 – The group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and its allies…
15 July 2014 – The level of human loss and destruction in Gaza as a result of the ongoing conflict…