10 August 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today’s announcement by Egypt that the Israelis and the Palestinians have accepted…
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8 August 2014 – As violence escalates in Lebanon, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and its partners are distributing…
8 August 2014 – Expressing “grave alarm and concern” about the deteriorating security situation and looming humanitarian catastrophe and South…
8 August 2014 – Fighting from 30 to 31 July in Batangafo, Central African Republic (CAR) has caused renewed displacement,…
8 August 2014 – The United Nations human rights office today expressed deep concern over the situation in Libya, where…
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…
Follow @{0}MNLA fighters patrolling in Djebok, Gao regionPeace talks on shaky ground Rebel groups fragmented Community cohesion weakened Malian, international…
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By Sarah DiLorenzo Checkpoint, JosDAKAR, 6 August 2014 (IRIN) – Rights groups in Nigeria are calling for an independent investigation…
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…
8 August 2014 – A United Nations human rights expert today urged the international community to “act now” to avert…
8 August 2014 – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today declared the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa…
7 August 2014 – As Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists continue to overrun areas of northern…
7 August 2014 – Two senior UN officials warned today that although the security situation in the Democratic Republic of…
6 August 2014 – While noting Burundi’s efforts to ensure an inclusive political climate ahead of elections in 2015, the…
6 August 2014 – A senior United Nations peacekeeping official today warned that after just three years of independence, South…
5 August 2014 – A final group of Congolese refugees have returned to their homes in the northern Democratic Republic…