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UN launches appeal for life-saving aid to millions of Syrians, support to host communities

New York, Dec 19 (IBNS) As Syria's war rages on into its fifth year, the needs for food, shelter and medicine are astronomical, several United Nations agencies said on Thursday as they launched a major appeal, requesting over $8.4 billion to help nearly 18 million people in Syria and throughout the region.

On International Day, UN chief urges greater attention to 'precarious' situation of migrants

New York, Dec 19 (IBNS)Far too many migrants still live and work in precarious and unjust conditions, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has said on Thursday in a message to mark International Migrants Day.

Boko Haram militants kill 32, abduct scores in Nigeria: Report

Maidugura, Dec 18 (IBNS): In a gruesome attack, suspected Boko Haram gunmen have killed at least 32 people and kidnapped almost 200 others, including women and children during a raid on Nigeria's north-east village, media reports said on Thursday.

Ban strongly condemns deadly Yemen bomb attacks

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-mon has strongly condemned the bomb attacks in Radaa in Yemen’s Al Bayda province on Tuesday , which killed more than 25 people, including at least 15 schoolchildren.

Central African Republic: UNICEF warns two out of five children without vital aid

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) Two out of five children urgently needing humanitarian aid in Central African Republic are without it, thanks to a critical lack of funding and continued conflict, a year after extreme violence tore through the country, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) hassaid on Wednesday.

During Ukraine visit, senior UN official pledges broad support for Government

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) The top United Nations political official on Wednesday voiced the Organization’s "unwavering commitment" in helping Ukraine address the range of political, humanitarian, security and development challenges it continues to face amid ongoing fighting in the country’s east.

Ebola: UN Secretary-General will visit West Africa to 'show solidarity with those affected'

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced he will leave on Wednesday for the countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak "to show my solidarity with those affected and urge even greater global action" to fight the epidemic, which two United Nations food agencies said could push the number of people facing food insecurity to more than one million by next spring.

Security Council renews cross-border aid delivery to Syria for a year

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) The United Nations Security Council has on Wednesday renewed for 12 months the use of routes across conflict lines and several border crossings in Syria so that humanitarian assistance can reach communities in need, as it expressed outrage at the escalating violence that has killed nearly 200,000 people.

UN-backed project to help Colombian farmers move away from illicit crops towards fair trade chocolate

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) A sweet new partnership between the United Nations, the Colombian and Austrian Governments and a renowned chocolate manufacturer is slated to bring free-trade practices and a critical source of income to Colombian farmers who have long relied on revenues from illicit drug crops, the Organization’s Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has announced.

Donors pledge over $400 million for 2015 UN rapid humanitarian response fund

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) International donors have pledged $418.6 million for a United Nations fund aimed at enabling the speedy delivery of humanitarian aid into the epicentres of crisis zones around the world, falling short of a broader appeal made by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Organization’s top relief official.

Libya: UN mission encouraged by "step in the right direction" towards dialogue

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Wednesday that it is encouraged by the positive response it has received to its invitation for a UN-convened Libyan political dialogue.

Ban Ki-moon hails decision by US, Cuba to normalize relations

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday welcomed the "very important step" taken by the leaders of the United States and Cuba towards normalizing relations between the two countries.

UN capacities 'pushed to the limit' in 2014, Ban says in year-end wrap-up

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) After a year of "discord, disease and disruption" that saw peace operations, diplomacy and humanitarian capacities "pushed to the limit" responding to West Africa's Ebola outbreak, terrorist groups and ongoing conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed reporters on Wednesday at United Nations Headquarters, where he summed up the year and looked ahead to 2015.

World Bank safeguards 'go out of their way' to avoid references to human rights – UN expert

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, on Wednesday urged the World Bank to recognize the central importance of human rights to its draft environmental and social policies, also known as safeguard policies, which apply to its investment project financing.

Australia: Man arrested for allegedly making threat call to Auburn mosque

Sydney, Dec 17 (IBNS): The Australian Police on Wednesday said they have arrested a man for allegedly making a threatening phone call to a mosque in Auburn in western Sydney on Tuesday.