UN officials condemn West Bank arson attack that killed Palestinian child
Aug 01, 2015, at 02:24 pm
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN special envoy on the Middle East have strongly condemned Friday’s arson attack in the West Bank that killed a Palestinian child and left the child’s parents severely injured.
Bahrain: UN chief condemns bomb attack in southern village
Jul 30, 2015, at 01:57 pm
New York, Jul 30 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General has condemned the bomb attack on Monday in the village of Sitra, Bahrain, which reportedly killed two policemen and injured several others.
UN chief condemns deadly Al Shabaab attack against hotel in Mogadishu
Jul 28, 2015, at 02:32 pm
New York, Jul 28 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the attack perpetrated by Al Shabaab on Sunday on the Al-Jazeera Hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.
UN official in Somalia condemns terrorist attack on hotel in Mogadishu
Jul 27, 2015, at 01:36 pm
New York, Jul 27 (IBNS): The most senior United Nations official in Somalia has strongly condemned Sunday's terrorist attack on Jazeera Hotel in Mogadishu that resulted in several deaths and injuries.
Ban condemns deadly twin suicide bombings in northern Cameroon
Jul 25, 2015, at 03:36 pm
New York, Jul 25 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the twin suicide bombings that targeted the city of Maroua, the capital of Cameroon’s Extreme North province, on 22 July.
UN General Assembly reviews counter-terrorism strategy
Jun 13, 2014, at 05:24 pm
New York, Jun 13 (IBNS): As the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday began a review of its overall counter-terrorism strategy, a senior official urged Member States to take advantage of the opportunity "to make the UN more relevant" in the international effort to fight what he called "a destructive and deplorable malady."
UN officials underscore need to counter appeal of terrorism
Jun 12, 2014, at 06:07 pm
New York, June 12 (IBNS) Critical to defeating terrorism and making the world a safer place is addressing conditions that give rise to this scourge, senior United Nations officials stated Wednesday, as they also underscored the need to better support the victims of such heinous acts.
Libya: UN urges action on political, security fronts
Jun 05, 2014, at 05:23 pm
New York, Jun 5 (IBNS): Citing aerial attacks, use of heavy weaponry and civilian casualties in Benghazi and elsewhere in eastern Libya, the United Nations on Wednesday called for an end to the bloodshed and urged the country's officials to agree on precise means to counter terrorism and other challenges to security and state authority.