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5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Afghanistan

5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Afghanistan

Afghanistan (Apr 20) – The United Nations, through its humanitarian wing, has sent emergency aid to northern Afghanistan where a magnitude 5.3 earthquake has reportedly injured dozens and killed at…

UN Condemns Attack on Pakistan Refuges | Pakistani Security Forces Kill Dozens of Taliban in Offensive

UN Condemns Attack on Pakistan Refuges | Pakistani Security Forces Kill Dozens of Taliban in Offensive

Yesterday twin suicide bombings occurred at a United Nations registration point for Pakistani’s displaced during the current offensive against the Taliban.…

Violence Once Again Directed Towards Freedom of Speech | Honduras Five Journalists Killed

Violence Once Again Directed Towards Freedom of Speech | Honduras Five Journalists Killed

The task of providing accurate reports of the day’s events has become an increasingly dangerous endeavor. The United Nations is reporting today; five journalists in Honduras alone have been murdered.…

Poverty Kills More Afghani’s than Direct Conflict | United Nations

Representative Norah Niland of the UN high Commissioner for Human Rights in Afghanistan remarked today that, “Poverty actually kills more Afghans than those who die as a direct result of…

United Nations Push to Eliminate Arms Trafficking in Central Africa

United Nations Push to Eliminate Arms Trafficking in Central Africa

United Officials gathered yesterday to consolidate peace and develop methods to thwart weapons trafficking in Central African nations. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro stated in remarks to the Security Council, “Central Africa…

Pakistan | UN Condemns Murder of Aid Workers

Pakistan | UN Condemns Murder of Aid Workers

Six aid workers with World Vision International were killed in a deadly attack on its office in Mansehra district of Pakistan. The aid workers were assisting survivors related to the…

Ban encourages all Nigerians to work together to overcome current challenges

Ban encourages all Nigerians to work together to overcome current challenges

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today encouraged all Nigerians to continue supporting Acting President Goodluck Jonathan – who was chosen to lead the country while President Umaru Yar’Adua recovers from illness –…

Killing of Nepalese media group head sparks UN alarm

Killing of Nepalese media group head sparks UN alarm

The United Nations human rights office in Nepal today expressed its deep concern over the killing of the head of a media group, the latest in a string of murders…