Israel must immediately halt planned relocation of Palestinian Bedouin: UN officials
Jan 21, 2016, at 03:17 pm
New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Senior United Nations officials for the occupied Palestinian territory have called for an immediate end to Israeli plans to transfer Bedouin living in the Jerusalem area for a settlement expansion, long recognized as a violation of international law and an obstacle to realizing a two-state solution to the Middle East crisis.
Syria: UN officials give first-hand accounts of horrible desperation in besieged towns
Jan 13, 2016, at 02:35 pm
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As United Nations officials gave on-site accounts of the "horrible and terrible" situation in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, from 400 critically ill people facing death without immediate medical care to a kilo of rice costing $300, the first emergency evacuation took place today – a five-year-old girl rushed through pro-Government roadblocks for urgent surgery in Damascus.
Lebanon: UN officials condemn attack in Beirut suburb, call for terrorists to be brought to justice
Nov 13, 2015, at 03:38 pm
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Representative in Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Thursday in the Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh.
Burundi: UN officials call for end to killings, start of inclusive national dialogue
Nov 07, 2015, at 03:23 pm
New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Alarmed that bodies of dead civilians are turning up on a "regular" basis in the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, and in the wake of the killing of the son of a prominent human rights defender, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday called for an end to the killings and widespread impunity that has characterized the recent violence.
Political tensions running high ahead of 2016 elections in DR Congo: UN officials
Oct 08, 2015, at 01:15 pm
New York, Oct 8 (IBNS): The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that he cannot say with certainty whether the progress attained in the country is sustainable, or whether violence will erupt again and reverse what has been achieved so far.
Security Council: UN officials spotlight need for effective and accountable security institutions
Aug 21, 2015, at 01:38 pm
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Security Council on Thursday turned its attention to the need to develop effective, affordable and accountable security institutions, with senior United Nations officials representing peacekeeping, development and conflict-related sexual violence outlining concrete steps to lay the foundations for rule of law, peace and sustainable development.