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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 07:41
But while providing food to some 71,500 people who had not received assistance in months, widespread insecurity had prevented deliveries to another 500,000 people in desperate need, the WFP said in a report.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 06:38
Egypt’s representative to the United Nations, Walid Mahmoud Abdel Nasser, told the 25th United Nations Council for Human Rights Monday that Egypt is determined to protect human rights, citing the newly ratified constitution as proof of the country’s dedication to “building democratic institutions”.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 09:41
The South Sudan government said on Saturday that the seizure of a UN arms shipment by security agents confirms earlier suspicions over the conduct of “some individuals” within the world body.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 09:38
The United Nations has launched a human rights investigation into the violence in the Central African Republic.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 09:35
Bleak assessment to Security Council comes as UN chief asks for thousands of troops to help stop religious violence.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 09:28
The United Nations human rights chief today voiced concern at the increasing restrictions on civil and political rights in Burundi, following a series of violent acts by the ruling party’s youth wing and the disruption of public meetings organized by opposition parties.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 09:27
Painting a grim picture of war-torn Central African Republic (CAR), where months of inter-religious violence has wrecked State institutions, left millions on the brink of starvation and now threatens to suck in the wider region, the top United Nations relief official today called for urgent international action – more peacekeepers and more aid – to end the crisis.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 09:13
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon Tuesday evening made a brief stop in Liberia en route to Freetown, Sierra Leone on his way to attend the official closing ceremonies of the UN Peacekeeping Operations (UNAMSIL) in that neighboring country.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 09:04
Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a UN Security Council Debate on Children in Armed Conflict
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 07:04
It has been decided that Kazakhstan military officers will be participating as military observers in the peacekeeping missions in Haiti, West Sahara, Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia.