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14 peacekeepers killed in DR Congo clashes

New York - Arab Today

Fourteen UN peacekeepers have been killed in clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN official told AFP on Friday. At least 40 more peacekeepers were injured in the fighting, added the official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity and did not specify the nature of the clashes or when they took place. Source:AFPRead more

FARC dissidents release UN hostage in Colombia: UN

Bogota - Arab Today

Dissident FARC rebels in Colombia have released unharmed a UN official whom they kidnapped in May, the international body said on Wednesday. "We are very grateful for the decision to release him unharmed. He is in good health," said the director of the UN Information Center in Bogota, Helene Papper, identifying the hostage as Colombian national Harley Lopez.Read more

UN refugee agency welcomes commitments of Senior Officials' Meeting on Migration in Valetta

Geneva - ArabToday

The UN refugee agency UNHCR on Friday welcomed renewed commitments taken at this week's Senior Officials' Meeting on migration in Valletta, Malta, and called for the full inclusion of refugees in all migration-related EU actions. "I am encouraged by the reiterated engagement taken by EU officials in Valetta to promote the principles of solidarity, shared responsibility and respect for internationalRead more

UN: Nearly 30,000 ‘foreign suicides’ in Syria, Iraq

Geneva - Arab Today

Nearly 30,000 “foreign terrorist fighters” are currently in Syria and Iraq, a high-ranking UN official said Tuesday, warning that the risk of attacks in their home countries was growing. “The number of foreign terrorist fighters is very high” in war-ravaged Syria and neighboring Iraq, said Jean-Paul Laborde, UN assistant secretary-general and head of its Counter-Terrorism Committee. “There are nearly 30,000,Read more

UN: Aleppo attack could be war crime

New York - Arab Today

A top UN official says air strikes that hit two settlements holding displaced people seeking sanctuary in northern Syria may constitute war crimes, ABC News reported. UN Humanitarian Chief Stephen O'Brien said Thursday that if settlements had been deliberately targeted "it could amount to a war crime." O'Brien said initial reports indicate that at least 30 people were killed andRead more