2 October 2014 – The United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees across the Middle East said today that it is…
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1 October 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns in the strongest terms today’s bomb attacks in Homs, which reportedly killed…
20 September 2014 – Alarmed by reports that thousands of civilians in northern Syria have been forced from their homes…
16 September 2014 – With the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire holding in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations has reached agreement with…
14 September 2014 – Sustained funding and support will be vital if the United Nations and its partners are to…
11 September 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today the release of the 45 United Nations peacekeepers that had been…
10 September 2014 – The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today called for urgent…
3 September 2014 – The head of the UN agency mandated to defend press freedom today expressed shock at the…
1 September 2014 – United Nations officials today urged an immediate end to the acts of violence and abuses committed…
1 September 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday again called for the release of 44 Fijian peacekeepers seized in…
28 August 2014 – For the first time in six months, there has been some improvement recently on humanitarian access…
27 August 2014 – Food aid convoys from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have reached displaced Iraqis in…
20 August 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the destruction of Syria’s declared chemical weapons material on board the United…
18 August 2014 – With the latest Gaza ceasefire due to expire at midnight, the United Nations special envoy for…
17 August 2014 – On a visit to Iran, the United Nations humanitarian chief today stressed the importance of regional…
14 August 2014 – The United Nations has designated its highest level emergency for the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, citing…
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…