30 March 2015 The crisis in Syria is getting much worse, characterized by shocking “levels of savagery,” the top…
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29 March 2015 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Nabil El-Araby Secretary General of the League of Arab States…
By Gabrielle Babbington Air pollution causes thousands of deaths a year in the Afghan capital Kabul, health officials say (archive…
29 March 2015 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people and Government of Nigeria on the largely…
28 March 2015 The top United Nations official in Somalia has strongly condemned yesterday’s terrorist attack on a hotel…
24 March 2015 The issue of poverty continues to remain “under the radar” for many Chilean policy-makers despite the…
27 March 2015 On the eve of presidential and parliamentary elections in Nigeria, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on…
25 March 2015 – The first case of Ebola in three weeks was found in Liberia, prompting heightened vigilance, while…
24 March 2015 – The United Nations Security Council has voiced its “profound disappointment” at the failure of all parties…
24 March 2015 – The United Nations refugee chief António Guterres began a two-day visit to Cameroon today to see…
23 March 2015 – At the end of a four-day visit to Ebola-affected communities in Liberia, United Nations Children’s Fund…
23 March 2015 – Violations of human rights “fuel and shape the conflict” in the occupied Palestinian territories, a senior…
23 March 2015 – An ongoing decline in overall elephant numbers remains likely as the poaching of African elephants continued…
By Zakaria Camara and Jennifer Lazuta An Ebola treatment center run by Doctors Without Borders in Guinea CONAKRY/DAKAR, 23 March…
22 March 2015 – Yemen stands on the brink of civil war amid deepening political tensions and an uptick in…
Noah, 14, on the day he was discharged from an Ebola treatment centre NAIROBI, 20 March 2015 (IRIN) – There…
18 March 2015 – The Government of Haiti has made progress towards the holding of elections critical for the country’s…
20 March 2015 – Negotiations between Libyan parties are entering a “decisive round” as continued fighting and the menace of…
19 March 2015 – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has reported the highest weekly number of Ebola cases…
19 March 2015 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is unified with a “clear, shared and celebrated” identity,…