The United Nation Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution that calls the Ebola outbreak in Africa an international threat topeace and security.
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45 Fijian peacekeepers freed
The United Nations have confirmed the release of 45 Fijian peacekeepers kidnapped in Syria.
President Aquino sets US trip to attend UN summit on global climate change
MANILA, Sept. 9 (PNA) — The Philippines will urge developed countries to agree to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to address the challenge of climate change when President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers a speech in the Global Climate Change Summit during his upcoming visit to the United States this September 23 to 24. In a Palace press briefing, Climate Change Commission Secretary Mary Ann Lucille Sering underscored the need for consensus among 95 percent […]
UN reports 120 million girls in the world have been raped
The United Nations (UN) have released its latest report saying that 120 million girls or 1 in 10 have been raped.
Iraq violence killed at least 1,420 in August – U.N
(Reuters) – At least 1,420 people were killed in Iraq in August as sectarian violence raged in the country’s centre and north, the United Nations has said. A further 1,370 Iraqis were wounded and 600,000 people forced to flee as Islamic State militants, who have grabbed large areas of territory since June, pushed into land controlled by Kurdish troops and targeted religious minorities. “Thousands continue to be targeted and killed by ISIL (Islamic State) and […]
UN worried about eastern Ukraine
The United Nations expresses worry regarding worsening situation in Ukraine, calling for immediate ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists.
Syrian refugees top 3 million, half of all Syrians displaced: U.N.
(Reuters) – Three million Syrian refugees will have registered in neighboring countries as of Friday, an exodus that began in March 2011 and shows no sign of abating, the United Nationssaid. The record figure is one million refugees more than a year ago, while a further 6.5 million are displaced within Syria, meaning that “almost half of all Syrians have now been forced to abandon their homes and flee for their lives”, it said. “The Syrian crisis […]
Syrian militants surround camp of Filipino U.N. peacekeepers
(Reuters) — Syrian militants have surrounded an encampment of U.N. peacekeepers, Philippine armed forces spokesperson Domingo Tutaan said on Friday (August 29). Militants fighting the Syrian army have detained 43 U.N. peacekeepers from Fiji in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and trapped 81 troops from the Philippines, the United Nations said on Thursday (August 28). The 43 troops from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force(UNDOF) were detained in the vicinity of Al Qunaytirah and the 81 peacekeepers from thePhilippines have been restricted to their positions in the vicinity of Ar […]
De Lima refuses to confirm or deny disloyalty issue vs. Jardeleza
MANILA, Aug. 20 (PNA) — Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima on Wednesday refused to confirm or deny the disloyalty issue being floated against Solicitor General Francis H. Jardeleza who was appointed by President Benigno S. Aquino III as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday. De Lima is an ex-officio member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) which screens nominees for the position in the Judiciary. Before Jardeleza was appointed to […]
Wounded children evacuated from UN
After an Israeli attack on a UN facility resulted in wounded children being evacuated . This is not the first time Israel targeted a UN facility.
U.N. calls for immediate Gaza truce
The United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
United Nations condemn South Sudan ethnic killings
Human Rights investigators from the United Nations (UN)Mission in South Sudan have confirmed that opposition forces killed hundreds of South Sudanese and foreign civilians after determining their ethnicity or nationality when they captured Bentiu last week. Speaking to reporters in New York, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said “the Mission strongly condemns these targeted killings. It also condemns the use of Radio Bentiu FM by some individuals associated with the opposition to broadcast hate speech.” The […]
