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Roadside bomb kills 12 Afghans including children, UN says
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February 19, 2017
Roadside bomb kills 12 Afghans including children, UN says
The UN has condemned the killing of 12 Afghans, including eight children returning from school, by a roadside bomb in…
Human Rights Watch urges investigations over Saudi-airstrike on Yemeni school
World
February 16, 2017
Human Rights Watch urges investigations over Saudi-airstrike on Yemeni school
An unlawful attack, on Yemeni school, reinforces the urgent need for an international investigation into alleged laws-of-war violations in Yemen,…
UN relief official: Civilians in Syria’s Shia towns need support as humanitarian catastrophe looms
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February 14, 2017
UN relief official: Civilians in Syria’s Shia towns need support as humanitarian catastrophe looms
A senior United Nations relief official has today called on all parties to come to an agreement and allow immediate…
UN: NATO airstrikes kill 18 civilians in Afghanistan
World
February 14, 2017
UN: NATO airstrikes kill 18 civilians in Afghanistan
At least 18 civilians were killed in US-led coalition airstrikes in Afghanistan’s restive Helmand province last week, according to the…
UN seeks $2.1 billion to stave Yemen off famine in 2017
World
February 9, 2017
UN seeks $2.1 billion to stave Yemen off famine in 2017
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for $2.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 12…
UN: Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity
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February 8, 2017
UN: Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity
The scale of violence against the Rohingya Muslims community in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is “revolting and unacceptable,” the UN Special…
UN concerned by water shortage for 1.8 million in Syria’s Aleppo
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February 8, 2017
UN concerned by water shortage for 1.8 million in Syria’s Aleppo
The United Nations is gravely concerned that an estimated 1.8 million people in Syria’s Aleppo city and its surroundings have…
UNAMA: 3,498 Afghan civilians killed, 7,920 wounded in 2016
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February 6, 2017
UNAMA: 3,498 Afghan civilians killed, 7,920 wounded in 2016
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released its annual report regarding civilian casualties incurred during the year 2016.…
UN casualties figures for Iraq for the month of January 2017
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February 2, 2017
UN casualties figures for Iraq for the month of January 2017
A total of 403 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 924 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed…
Yemen could face famine this year, UN warns
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January 30, 2017
Yemen could face famine this year, UN warns
Yemen is sliding deeper into humanitarian crisis and could face famine this year, the United Nations aid chief has warned.…