4 June 2015 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has welcomed the…
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14 May 2015 – The cholera outbreak in Haiti remains the largest in recent world history, according to the United…
15 May 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the signature of a peace agreement between the Government…
15 May 2015 – The United Nations human rights chief has voiced concern over the developments in Burundi over the…
14 May 2015 – The security situation in South Sudan deteriorated further during late April and early May, the head…
14 May 2015 – The complexities and complications surrounding the plight of civilians in Iraq remain “enormous” amid slow political…
14 May 2015 – As the main planting season begins in South Sudan, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
13 May 2015 – The top United Nations humanitarian official has welcomed the commencement of a ceasefire in Yemen aimed…
By Jennifer Lazuta Children wash their hands before entering a classroom in GueckedouGUECKEDOU, 13 May 2015 (IRIN) – “Life is…
13 May 2015 – A United Nations human rights report released today says that a Uganda-based rebel group has committed…
12 May 2015 – The joint United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has strongly deplored “the rapid deterioration of…
9 May 2015 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission as forty-two days…
10 May 2015 – The conflict in Yemen is taking a dreadful toll on civilians, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator…
By Jennifer Lazuta Patients receive treatment at Gueckedou’s busy hospitalGUECKEDOU, 8 May 2015 (IRIN) – Until Ebola, the main hospital…
4 May 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned yesterday’s shooting in Texas that injured a law enforcement…
8 May 2015 – While Efforts have been made in Mauritius to ensure that older persons fully enjoy their rights,…
8 May 2015 – The eruption of pre-election violence in Burundi last month has seen over 50,000 people flee to…
7 May 2015 – Thousands of women and children in regions where Boko Haram violence has spilled into Cameroon, Niger…
7 May 2015 – Sexual violence is being committed strategically, in a widespread and systematic manner, and with a high-degree…
Many children in Freetown who should be in school are notFREETOWN, 6 May 2015 (IRIN) – Fear and poverty are…