Europe Recent World 

How the UN Plans to Protect Human Rights

March 1, 2016March 2, 2016 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, Human Rights, UN

At the opening of the 31st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, senior UN officials emphasized the link

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Middle East and Africa Recent World 

South Sudan: Call for End to Civilian Suffering

February 27, 2016February 29, 2016 RMN News Civilian, South Sudan, Violence

The United Nations deputy humanitarian chief on Friday called on all parties to the conflict in South Sudan to protect

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Recent World 

UN Allocates $100 Million to Assist Vulnerable People

January 30, 2016February 1, 2016 RMN News Donor, Food, Fund, UN

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released Friday $100 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for severely underfunded

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Crime Middle East and Africa Politics Recent World 

Syria: ‘Starvation as a Weapon Is a War Crime’

January 16, 2016January 19, 2016 RMN News Crime, Starvation, Syria, War, Weapon

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the situation is “utterly unconscionable” in Syria and warned that the use of starvation

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Middle East and Africa Recent World 

UN Condemns Suicide Bombing at Mosque in Cameroon

January 14, 2016January 18, 2016 RMN News Bombing, Cameroon, Mosque, Suicide, UN

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Wednesday a deadly suicide bombing in the village of Kouyape, in the Far North

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Middle East and Africa Recent World 

Saudi Arabia Put 157 People to Death in 2015

January 4, 2016January 6, 2016 RMN News Death, Human Rights, Saudi Arabia, UN

Top United Nations (UN) officials have expressed dismay over Saturday’s executions by Saudi Arabia of 47 people, including the cleric

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