South Sudan: Security Council urged to do more to protect civilians, help end violence

Dec 08, 2017, at 09:56 am

  New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): With the conflict in South Sudan entering its fifth year, senior United Nations officials on Thursday expressed concern about the precarious security situation and bleak humanitarian conditions in the world’s youngest country.

In Saudi Arabia, UN envoy seeks to further initiatives to end violence in Yemen

Oct 26, 2017, at 09:49 am

New York, Oct 26(Just Earth News): A United Nations envoy has met with senior Yemeni and Saudi officials to discuss his initiatives to end fighting in Yemen, stressing that “this is at heart a political conflict so it can only be solved with political negotiations.”

In Central African Republic, UN peacekeeping chief underscores political solution to end violence

Aug 01, 2017, at 09:47 am

New York, Aug 1(Just Earth News): The top United Nations peacekeeping official is in the Central African Republic where he on Monday discussed the security situation and the political process, while paying homage to three UN 'blue helmets' killed in the line of duty in recent days.

Syria: Security Council unites in support of Russia-Turkey efforts to end violence, jumpstart political process

Jan 02, 2017, at 04:26 am

New York, Jan 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Sunday unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming and supporting the efforts by Russia and Turkey to end violence in Syria and jumpstart a political process for the war-torn Middle Eastern country.

UN’s new LGBT expert urges global partnership to end violence and discrimination

Dec 01, 2016, at 05:25 am

New York, Nov 30 (Just Earth News): Global partnership is needed to end discrimination and violence against the worldwide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, a United Nations human rights expert has told an international conference in Bangkok, Thailand, outlining five key steps that should be taken.