1 July 2014 – The heads of two United Nations humanitarian agencies today issued an urgent appeal as food shortages…
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6 July 2014 – Unable for more than a month now to deliver food and other supplies to Palestinians trapped…
4 July 2014 – United Nations relief agencies and their partners working amid the ongoing turmoil and massive population displacement…
3 July 2014 – Failure to close the funding gap to meet the needs of the growing number of people…
2 July 2014 – Amid reports of deliberate targeting of women and girls in Iraq, senior United Nations officials today…
2 July 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process have…
Follow @{0}Exposing poor preparation. The raging waters killed 23 peopleABIDJAN, 4 July 2014 (IRIN) – Recent heavy downpours and flooding…
4 July 2014 – Amid fresh deadly clashes in eastern Ukraine, destruction of civilian infrastructure and “utterly reprehensible” incitement to…
1 July 2014 – The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, condemned today…
28 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the extension of a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and, with continued…
27 June 2014 – Some 16,400 people fled their homes in crisis-riven eastern Ukraine during the past week, bringing the…
27 June 2014 – Two of the World Heritage mausoleums destroyed in Timbuktu have now been rebuilt through a partnership…
27 June 2014 – The United Nations health agency and partners are working with the Governments of Guinea, Liberia and…
29 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his grave concern at the deepening crisis in Iraq and the…
29 June 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stood again in solidarity with Israelis after the recent abduction…
27 June 2014 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today that up to 10,000 people from…
Follow @{0}The Hague-based court. Its action on Côte d’Ivoire has revived criticism of biasABIDJAN, 27 June 2014 (IRIN) – The…
Follow @{0}The Ebola virus. Hopes to curb its spread in West Africa have been dashedCONAKRY, 26 June 2014 (IRIN) -…
Follow @{0}Squeezed out by large-scale land buyersSAINT LOUIS, 24 June 2014 (IRIN) – Senegalese smallholder Doudou Sow is furious. Over…
20 June 2014 – A group of United Nations human rights experts on the African diaspora today called on the…