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KNF attack to loot money and show capability: RAB
Kidnapped manager of Sonali Bank returns to his family
Home Minister to visit Bandarban tomorrow to inspect situation
Syria: UN concerned over suspended aid delivery to refugees
New York, Feb 18 : Unable for the tenth straight day to deliver life-saving aid to thousands of Palestinian refugees trapped in a camp near Damascus, the United Nations agency charged with ensuring their well-being is again appealing strongly to the parties to allow desperately needed food, medicines and other humanitarian assistance to the war-weary civilians.
Needs remain enormous in Philippines after Haiyan: UN
New York, Feb 17 : The United Nations and its partners in the Philippines warned on Sunday that millions of people still require urgent assistance to rebuild their lives and livelihoods, 100 days after Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, cut a swath of devastation across the archipelago.
UNICEF deplores cruelty against children in CAR conflict
New York, Feb 15 : The United Nations children’s agency says it is horrified by the cruelty and violence being perpetrated against children in the Central African Republic (CAR), where at least 133 children have been killed or maimed in the past two months.
Mali: UN reports damage to cultural sites in Gao
New York, Feb 14 : Some 90 per cent of the 11th century archaeological site of Gao Saneye in northern Mali was pillaged by Islamic extremists during their seizure of the region in 2012, traditional musical instruments and costumes were destroyed, and a World Heritage site mosque needs urgent repairs, United Nations cultural officials reported on Thursday.
UNSC: Conflict parties must protect civilians in CAR
New York, Feb 13 : With civilians now routinely targeted and subjected to indiscriminate brutality in most current conflicts – from the civil war in Syria to ethnic and political strife in Central African Republic (CAR) and South Sudan – the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) joined senior United Nations officials on Wednesday to once again urge greater protection for the countless men, women and children caught in the crossfire of war.
Renewed Syrian peace talks make little progress: UN
New York, Feb 12 : United Nations-sponsored talks between the Syrian Government and opposition that resumed on Monday are making scant progress in ending the “nightmare” of the civil war, the top mediator said on Tuesday, calling for a quicker pace as officials voiced “deep concern” at the detention by the authorities of men and boys leaving a long besieged city.
Syria: UN sponsored peace talks resumes
New York, Feb 11 : United Nations-sponsored talks between the Syrian Government and opposition resumed on Monday, 10 days after a first round ended with little progress, in efforts to end the civil war, as an already- violated ceasefire to allow humanitarian access to a city cut off by siege for nearly two years was extended for another three days.
UN urges safe passage for aid delivery to Syrians
New York, Feb 10 : A top United Nations official said she is deeply disappointed that a three-day humanitarian pause agreed between the parties to the Syrian conflict was broken on Saturday and aid workers were deliberately targeted as they tried to deliver food and medicine to Homs.
Syria: UN evacuates civilians from Homs
New York, Feb 8: As the first of 2,500 Syrians trapped by war in the Old City of Homs without aid for nearly two years were evacuated on Friday under a three-day accord allowing people out and aid in, the United Nations called for immediate access to nearly 1.6 million others throughout the country who have been without regular food or medical supplies for many months.
Sochi Games: Ban praises power of sport to unite people
New York, Feb 7 : In Sochi, Russia, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday praised the power of sport to promote human rights and unite people regardless of their age, race, class, religious, ability, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity in a first of its kind address to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
DR Congo: UN welcomes amnesty law covering acts of war
New York, Feb 6 : Senior United Nations officials on Wednesday welcomed parliamentary approval of an amnesty law covering acts of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) dating back to mid-2000 as “the next step in bringing sustainable peace.”
Humanitarian needs could threaten Yemen’s progress: UN
New York, Feb 5 : While Yemen has made good progress in its political transition, the country will not enjoy stability unless the humanitarian needs of its people are met, a senior United Nations relief official warned on Tuesday.
Africa: UN seeks international aid for Sahel region
New York, Feb 4 : The United Nations and its global humanitarian partners on Monday appealed for USD 2 billion on behalf of some 20 million people desperate for food in Africa’s Sahel region, where violence and insecurity has created protracted internal displacement and where population growth is outstripping food production.
Syria: UN seeks long-term access to besieged camp
New York, Feb 3 : While confirming Sunday's delivery of more than 700 food parcels to the desperate, malnourished civilians stranded in a hard-hit area outside the Syrian capital of Damascus, the United Nations agency tasked with protecting Palestinian refugees throughout the Middle East, reiterated its call for long-term access to meet the enormous needs, as Syria's three-year civil war grinds on.
Egypt: UN concerned at growing attacks on media
New York, Feb 1: Voicing deep concern about the growing threats and attacks on members of the media in Egypt, the United Nations human rights office on Friday urged the authorities to investigate reports of violence against them and to promptly release all journalists imprisoned for carrying out their legitimate activities.