Armed robbery of UN-partner compound in South Sudan condemned by relief official
New York, Nov 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations relief official in South Sudan on Monday strongly condemned the armed robbery in Juba of the compound of a UN-partner organization called Nile Hope.
UN relief official in Mali condemns attacks against humanitarian workers
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : In the wake of more than two dozen attacks against aid workers and their facilities in the past months, the top United Nations relief official in Mali, Mbaranga Gasarabwe, on Friday condemned the increasing violence against humanitarian organizations in the strife-torn country and warned that such attacks are violations of international law.
UN relief official urges action to address urgent needs in Afghanistan and Pakistan
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS): The head of Operations at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), John Ging, called on Tuesday for renewed international commitment to address urgent humanitarian needs, and to shore up regional peace and stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan, noting that the two countries were on differing humanitarian trajectories.
New York, Feb 10 (IBNS) Continued conflict in South Sudan risks depriving the country of a generation of "lost" children, warned United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos on Monday during a press conference in Juba, the capital of the strife-torn nation.