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United Nations: Boko Haram blocks aid to refugees in Cameroon
World
November 30, 2016
United Nations: Boko Haram blocks aid to refugees in Cameroon
The United Nations warned that the threat from Boko Haram jihadists was complicating efforts to help tens of thousands of…
UN Official: Burma is pursuing ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims
World
November 26, 2016
UN Official: Burma is pursuing ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims
Thousands of stateless Rohingya Muslims are trying to reach Bangladesh amid reports of abuse by the Burmese army. …
HRW urges US to suspend Saudi arms supplies instead of condemning attacks
World
November 3, 2016
HRW urges US to suspend Saudi arms supplies instead of condemning attacks
Human Rights Watch said the US should stop supplying arms to Saudi Arabia instead of calling on Riyadh to halt…
UN: 1,792 Iraqis killed, 1,358 injured in October 2016
World
November 3, 2016
UN: 1,792 Iraqis killed, 1,358 injured in October 2016
The number of Iraqi civilians killed in October was 1,120 and the number of civilians injured was 1,005. …
Yemen food crisis leaves millions at risk of starving
Islam World
November 2, 2016
Yemen food crisis leaves millions at risk of starving
As the food crisis grows worse for Yemenis, the UN World Food Programme fears the devastating toll that hunger could…
UN warns of health risks and disasters in Mosul
Islam World
November 2, 2016
UN warns of health risks and disasters in Mosul
Environmental pollution is adding “complexity and danger” to the humanitarian crisis sparked by the military offensive in Mosul, the United…
UN urges Myanmar to probe recent violence against Rohingyas
World
October 27, 2016
UN urges Myanmar to probe recent violence against Rohingyas
The UN has called on Myanmar to investigate new reports of human rights violations, including the killing of unarmed people…
UN food relief agency – ‘An entire generation could be crippled by hunger’ in Yemen
World
October 27, 2016
UN food relief agency – ‘An entire generation could be crippled by hunger’ in Yemen
The United Nations food relief agency said it is increasingly concerned about deteriorating food security and growing rates of child…
Terrorists block civilians from leaving east Aleppo: Syria
World
October 23, 2016
Terrorists block civilians from leaving east Aleppo: Syria
Syria’s UN envoy says al-Qaeda-linked terrorists are preventing civilians from leaving the areas they control in the northwestern city of…
More children dying from conflict in Afghanistan
Islam World
October 20, 2016
More children dying from conflict in Afghanistan
The number of children killed and wounded in Afghanistan’s conflict increased in the first nine months of 2016, compared to…