The United Nations said Thursday the South Sudan conflict death toll is “very substantially” higher than the 1,000 given so far, as it stepped up efforts to shelter civilians. The UN mission in South Sudan has cut all military links with the government…
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Germany said Thursday it had accepted a UN request to destroy remnants of Syria’s chemical weapons on its own soil as part of a bid to eliminate the arsenal by June 30. The foreign and defence ministries said in a joint statement that the move was intended…
7 January 2014 – The United Nations human rights office today expressed deep concern about what it said is disproportionate…
6 January 2014 – A senior United Nations official has welcomed a decision by Nepal’s top court against granting amnesty…
6 January 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, saddened by the deadly violence that marred parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, has today…
6 January 2014 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today applauded China for its first public effort to crackdown…
7 January 2014 – The United Nations today resumed food aid for some 100,000 displaced people in Bangui, capital of…
7 January 2014 – As the fighting in parts of South Sudan grinds on between Government forces and rebels despite…
6 January 2014 – Three helicopters have been deployed to the South Sudanese capital of Juba today to help reinforce…
6 January 2014 – The worsening strife in the Central African Republic (CAR) with its Muslim-Christian overtones risks escalating into…