A former site for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
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Tallying fewer crossings, UN agency reports rise in migrant deaths at US-Mexico border
A woman fleeing from El Salvador walks along the train tracks in Chiapas, Mexico. This stretch…
Continue ReadingUN, Government join forces to boost Somalia’s drought response capacity
Girls herding goats in Somalia where in certain areas drought has contributed to severe water shortages…
Continue ReadingNew UN human rights office to open in Liberia in early 2018
Benson Street in downtown Monrovia, Liberia. Photo: Morgana Wingard/UNDP 4 August 2017 – Although Liberia has…
Continue ReadingSyria: UN study finds foreign fighters return ‘disillusioned’ by groups they joined
The scale of destruction in Aleppo is massive and heavy equipment is urgently needed to remove…
Continue ReadingIn South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief pledges support to displaced civilians in Malakal
UN Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, South Sudan. UN Photo: Isaac Billy 3 August 2017…
Continue ReadingISIL’s ‘genocide’ against Yazidis is ongoing, UN rights panel says, calling for international action
A Yazidi Kurd from Sinjar who was abducted by ISISL, pictured here in Mamilyan Camp for…
Continue ReadingCoalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq
From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release SOUTHWEST ASIA, Aug. 5, 2017 — U.S. and…
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OPEC daily basket price stood at $50.24 a barrel Thursday, 3 August 2017
Vienna, Austria, 4 August 2017–The price of OPEC basket of fourteen crudes stood at $50.24 a barrel on Thursday, compared…
Continue ReadingStatement by the NATO Secretary General on an attack in Kandahar
French Russian I strongly condemn yesterday’s attack on a NATO convoy in the Kandahar province of…
Continue ReadingNATO helps Iraq boost civil-military cooperation in dealing with terrorist challenges
NATO and Iraq have taken another step to enhance coordination amongst different Iraqi military and civilian…
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