Attack on civilians in Kabul another 'despicable crime' in a year of atrocities – UN Mission
Dec 29, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly denounced the terrorist bombing earlier Thursday of a Shi'a cultural centre in Kabul, calling the “targeted attack” on civilians yet another despicable crime in a year marked by unspeakable atrocities.
Yemen: Amid spike in casualties, UN relief official says civilians bearing brunt of ‘absurd war’
Dec 29, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): After separate airstrikes on a crowded market and a rural farm left nearly 70 people dead earlier this week in Yemen, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country denounced the incidents and reminded the warring parties of their international legal obligations to spare civilian lives and infrastructure.
South Sudan: UN envoy condemns ‘horrific’ killings of civilians in Jonglei
Nov 30, 2017, at 02:58 pm
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): The most senior United Nations official in South Sudan has condemned the “horrific” killing of some 45 civilians in the Jonglei region on Tuesday when a Murle ethnic group attacked a Dinka village.
Suffering of 350,000 civilians in rural Damascus 'an outrage' – UN rights chief
Oct 28, 2017, at 04:27 am
New York, Oct 27(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Friday called on the parties to the conflict in Syria to allow badly needed food and medical supplies to Eastern Ghouta in rural Damascus, describing the situation of at least 350,000 besieged civilians there as “an outrage.â€
Oct 06, 2017, at 01:33 pm
New York, Oct 6(Just Earth News): While recent crises threatening the peace process in Mali had been overcome and new agreements reached, progress must be accelerated as the situation remains perilous for peacekeepers and civilians, the head of United Nations peacekeeping efforts in the West African country told the Security Council on Thursday.
DR Congo: UN mission deploys ‘blue helmets’ to protect civilians and refugees
Sep 29, 2017, at 03:30 pm
New York, Sept 29(Just Earth News): Responding to the worsening security situation near a major town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations mission in the country has deployed peacekeepers to deter any attacks on the city and to prevent escalation in clashes.
Sep 01, 2017, at 04:25 am
New York, Aug 31(Just Earth News): Forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorist group in Syria are losing sight of the obligation to protect civilians as the battle to retake Raqqa from ISIL is being waged at the cost of their lives, the top United Nations human rights official warned on Thursday.
Syria: UN relief officials condemn targeting of civilians, infrastructure as airstrikes hit Raqqa
Aug 23, 2017, at 09:42 am
New York, Aug 23(Just Earth News): Senior United Nations humanitarian officials for Syria on Tuesday expressed deep concern over many civilians reportedly killed in airstrikes and other attacks in the last few days in Raqqa city, where coalition forces are fighting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists.
UN aid workers urge safe passage for civilians fleeing northern Iraq ahead of battle
Aug 23, 2017, at 04:21 am
New York, Aug 22(Just Earth News): Warning of harassment, revenge attacks and abuse of civilians displaced from the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar, United Nations refugee and migration agencies on Tuesdaycalled for people trying to flee the city ahead of military operations to have safe passage.
Syria: UN relief wing voices concern about civilians caught in crossfire in Raqqa city
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing is deeply concerned about the safety and protection of the thousands of civilians inside Raqqa city, many of them women and children, who are caught in the crossfire of the ongoing conflict, a UN spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Yemen: Senior UN relief official voices concern at reports of airstrikes on civilians
Aug 08, 2017, at 01:09 pm
New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): Expressing a deep concern about reports of airstrikes on civilians in Yemen's Sa'ada Governorate, a senior United Nations relief official has urged all parties to the conflict and those who influence and support them to uphold their responsibility under international humanitarian law to protect civilians.
Jun 22, 2017, at 02:17 pm
New York, June 22(Just Earth News): Civilians in Yemen continue to be killed and injured during Ramadan, despite calls for the conflict parties to respect their obligations under international law, the senior United Nations aid official in the country warned on Wednesday.
UN refugee agency urges sustained access as civilians flee Raqqa fighting
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:39 pm
New York, June 17(Just Earth News): As fighting in and around the Syrian city of Raqqa continues to take a toll on civilians and displaces thousands every day, the United Nations refugee agency has called for greater and sustained access to that it can reach those in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
South Sudan: UN report exposes human rights violations against civilians in Yei
May 20, 2017, at 04:54 am
New York, May 19(Just Earth News): A United Nations report has documented human rights violations and abuses against civilians that may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity, in what used to be a peaceful multi-ethnic town in South Sudan.
Armed group attacks civilians, UN in Central African Republic overnight; one peacekeeper killed
May 14, 2017, at 05:13 am
New York, May 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic is sending reinforcements to the south-eastern town of Bangassou, where an armed group opened fire on civilians overnight killing an undisclosed number and at least one UN peacekeeper.
Peacekeepers in South Sudan working to strengthen protection of civilians – UN chief
Apr 20, 2017, at 12:48 pm
New York, Apr 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has done “significant work†to more effectively protect civilians and respond in case of a crisis, Secretary-General António Guterres has said in a letter to the President of the UN Security Council.
UN rights wing urges calm, protection of civilians amid hostilities in eastern Libya
Mar 15, 2017, at 01:07 pm
New York, Mar 15 (Just Earth News): Raising alarm over reports of serious human rights and humanitarian law violations and abuses stemming from recent fighting in eastern Libya's oil crescent area, the United Nations human rights arm has called on all parties to ensure that civilians are protected and that the situation is de-escalated.
Mali: UN expert calls for stronger protection of civilians amid ongoing violence
Mar 10, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, Mar 10 (Just Earth News): Serious security threats in north and central Mali put local populations and humanitarian aid workers at risk, a United Nations human rights expert said on Thursday.
Central African Republic: UN condemns threats by armed group against civilians, peacekeepers
Mar 06, 2017, at 12:28 pm
New York, Mar 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) is warning a rebel movement against impeding humanitarian access, saying any threats to peacekeepers, aid workers or civilians are “unacceptable†and could be tried as warm crimes.
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:15 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Amid renewed violence that has led to “successive gross violations†of international humanitarian law in two north-eastern provinces of the Central African Republic (CAR), the most senior United Nations relief official in the country has called for free and unhindered access to civilians impacted by the clashes between rival armed groups.
UN, international organizations condemn attacks on civilians in parts of Central African Republic
Feb 20, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, Feb 20 (Just Earth News): Voicing deep concern over the security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), in particular in the Ouaka and Hautte-Kotto prefectures, the United Nations together with the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the African Union (AU), the Organization of La Francophonie (IOF) and the European Union (EU) have condemned the acts of violence by armed groups that have exasperated an already alarming humanitarian situation.
Afghanistan: UN condemns latest terrorist attacks against civilians and diplomats
Jan 12, 2017, at 04:41 am
New York, Jan 11 (Just Earth News): The United Nations has condemned yesterday's terrorist attacks near the Parliament in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, and the residence of the Provincial Governor of Kandahar, calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
‘Outraged’ UN Member States demand immediate halt to attacks against civilians in Syria
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:11 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News): Expressing “outrage†at the escalation of violence in Syria, particularly war-battered Aleppo, the General Assembly – the universal body comprising all 193 United Nations Members States – on Friday adopted a resolution demanding an immediate and complete end to all attacks on civilians as well as an end to all sieges in war-ravaged country.
Amid battle for Mosul, ISIL forcing civilians ‘squarely in harm’s way,’ UN rights wing warns
Nov 30, 2016, at 05:27 am
New York, Nov 29 (Just Earth News): As the Iraqi military intensifies its operations to wrest Mosul from terrorists, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday warned that it continues to receive reports of “serious breaches†of international human rights and humanitarian law by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) in and around the war-torn city.
UN refugee agency condemns rising violence against civilians in Central African Republic
Oct 14, 2016, at 04:15 am
New York, Oct 13 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Thursday condemned attacks on civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR), where clashes between rival groups have forced thousands of people to flee their homes and disrupted vital humanitarian aid operations.
Iraq: More than two-thirds of those killed in August civilians, reports UN mission
Sep 02, 2016, at 04:37 am
New York, Sept 1 (Just Earth News): Civilians continue to disproportionately bear the burden of acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq, accounting for more than two-thirds of those killed or injured in the month of August, the United Nations mission announced on Thursday.
In South Sudan, UN humanitarian chief calls for end to attacks against civilians, aid workers
Aug 04, 2016, at 01:22 pm
New York, Aug 4 (Just Earth News): United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien concluded on Wednesday his three-day mission to crisis-torn South Sudan, voicing serious concern at the humanitarian situation in the country and in particular the violence against civilians, as well as attacks against aid workers, which is hampering efforts to respond to the needs of the people affected by the fighting.
Syria: Civilians under relentless attack
Feb 19, 2016, at 10:02 pm
New York, Feb 19 (IBNS) Civilians are under relentless attack in Syria’s five-year-old conflict, with 1.9 million people under siege, borders closed to refugees and rampant bombings of medical facilities and heavily populated areas, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned on Friday, calling on UN Security Council member states – specifically France, Russia, UK and US as active participants in the Syrian conflict – to abide by resolutions they have passed to halt the carnage and ensure that their allies are applying due protection of civilians and avoidance of conflict in or over civilian areas.
Syria: UN relief agencies amplify calls for access to besieged civilians
Jan 30, 2016, at 03:15 pm
New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With United Nations-mediated talks on ending the five-year crisis in Syria getting under way today as scheduled, UN relief agencies and their partners are reiterating their appeal for unhindered access by relief workers to more than four million desperate people spread across 18 besieged areas in the war-torn country.
Darfur: UN expresses grave concern over new hostilities and impact on civilians
Jan 28, 2016, at 01:58 pm
New York, Jan 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the impact of the ongoing hostilities in Darfur on thousands of civilians who have been forced to flee their homes amid the conflict that began two weeks ago.