Tag: United Nations
500,000 displaced by Ukraine conflict – UN
Fighting in Ukraine has forced over half a million people to flee their homes, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday,…
Death toll in east Ukraine conflict nears 2,600 – UN
The conflict raging in eastern Ukraine has killed nearly 2,600 people, the United Nations said Friday, voicing concern about atrocities…
UN chief slams ‘brutal’ IS killings in Iraq
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday slammed “brutal killings of civilians” by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq,…
UN warns of S.Sudan famine after aid helicopter downed
War-torn South Sudan faces possible famine early next year, the UN chief in the country warned Thursday, as aid workers…
UN warns of food crisis in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone
The United Nations warned Tuesday of a looming food crisis in eastern Sierra Leone, under lockdown since the Ebola-hit west…
UN chief slams ‘paralysis’ on Syria as death toll tops 191,000
More than 191,000 people have died in Syria, United Nations rights chief Navi Pillay said Friday, hitting out at “international…
Ebola kills 84 in three days – UN
The Ebola virus killed 84 people in just three days, bringing the global death toll to 1,229, the World Health…
UN to feed up to one million people hit by Ebola
The United Nations is to fly in food aid for up to a million people affected by the Ebola outbreak…
Pope calls on UN to stop Iraq violence
Pope Francis has called on the international community and the United Nations in particular to do all they can to…
Argentina sues US at top UN court over debt
Argentina on Thursday sought to haul the United States before the UN’s highest court, accusing Washington of breaching its sovereignty…
WHO holds emergency Ebola meeting
The World Health Organization on Wednesday began a two-day emergency meeting on west Africa’s Ebola epidemic, with the UN agency…
UN warns of world inaction as South Sudan famine looms
Top UN aid chiefs have begged donors to increase efforts to stave off looming famine in South Sudan, where a…
Abbas wants Palestine under international protection
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is to ask the United Nations to put the state of Palestine under “international protection” due…
Chibok pleads for UN protection from Boko Haram
Villagers from Chibok town where Boko Haram Islamists abducted more than 200 schoolgirls on Friday appealed to the United Nations…
Jonathan wants UN to set up intelligence sharing system
President Goodluck Jonathan said he would urge UN Assembly in September to establish coordinated system for sharing intelligence in solving…