Iraq: Bomb in Iraq graveyard kills five: ministry
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: IraqHilla, Iraq | AFP | Thursday 5/5/2016 - 15:44 GMT A bomb went off in a graveyard south of Baghdad Thursday, killing five people among a group of mourners at a...
View ArticleTurkey: One dead, seven wounded by Syria rocket fire on Turkey border: reports
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: TurkeyIstanbul, Turkey | AFP | Thursday 5/5/2016 - 15:41 GMT One person was killed and seven more wounded when rockets fired from Syria slammed into the Turkish...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: Israeli shelling kills Gaza woman in worst...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryGaza City, Palestinian Territories | AFP | Thursday 5/5/2016 - 04:58 GMT by Adel ZaanounIsraeli tank fire killed a Palestinian woman...
View ArticleNepal: Nepal Earthquake 2015: UNICEF Nepal C4D Response
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: NepalThis report highlights the key UNICEF C4D interventions during the response phase of the 2015 earthquakes. It explains how UNICEF worked at the national and...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Air strikes on Syria displaced camp killing 28 as...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicAleppo, Syria | AFP | Thursday 5/5/2016 - 19:54 GMT by Karam al-MasriAir strikes killed at least 28 civilians Thursday in a camp for the...
View ArticleWorld: Towards a sustainable and fair Common European Asylum System
Source: European CommissionCountry: WorldEuropean Commission - Press releaseBrussels, 4 May 2016Today the European Commission is presenting proposals to reform the Common European Asylum System by...
View ArticleGreece: Back to Schengen: Commission takes next steps towards lifting of...
Source: European CommissionCountry: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Norway, Sweden, WorldEuropean Commission - Press releaseBrussels, 4 May 2016The Commission has today proposed a Recommendation, to...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicI am horrified and sickened by the news of civilians killed today by air strikes that hit two settlements...
View ArticleYemen: Six dead in Yemen market bombing
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: YemenMarib, Yemen | AFP | Friday 5/6/2016 - 14:54 GMT | 168 wordsA bomb exploded on Friday in a qat market in Yemen's loyalist-held city of Marib, killing three...
View ArticleGreece: Welcome to the City Plaza: Greece’s refugee hotel
Source: IRINCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldBy Andrew ConnellyThe new residents of the City Plaza Hotel in downtown Athens can check out any time they like but, for now at...
View ArticleKenya: Kenya: Reckless closure of world’s biggest refugee camp will put lives...
Source: Amnesty InternationalCountry: KenyaThe Kenyan government’s decision to close down two large refugee camps, including the world’s biggest at Dadaab, is likely to put thousands of innocent lives...
View ArticleIraq: UN Envoy calls for restraint in Diyala [EN/AR]
Source: UN Assistance Mission for IraqCountry: IraqBaghdad, 6 May 2016 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Ján Kubiš, expressed concern at reports...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Ex-warlord Katanga back on trial for war...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Friday 5/6/2016 - 18:51 GMT Former Congolese warlord Germain Katanga, a convicted war criminal, was in...
View ArticleLibya: Shelling in Libya's Benghazi kills 5: medic
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: LibyaBenghazi, Libya | AFP | Friday 5/6/2016 - 18:52 GMT Five people were killed and 11 wounded on Friday when shells hit a political rally in the centre of Libya's...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the...
Source: UN Secretary-GeneralCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicNew York, 6 May 2016The Secretary-General is outraged by yesterday’s attack on a makeshift camp for displaced persons near the Syrian village of...
View ArticleNigeria: UNHCR urges dialogue to end herder, farmer clashes in Nigeria
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: NigeriaGENEVA, May 6 (UNHCR)– UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for urgent action to end growing tension and clashes between nomadic livestock...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: La section des Affaires civiles de la...
Source: UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the CongoCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoKisangani, le 05 mai 2016 - La section des Affaires civiles de la MONUSCO a...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syria: Security Forces Storming Prison
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicConcerns for Safety of Inmates, Hostages(New York, May 6, 2016) – Syrian security forces are attempting to storm Hama Central Prison, trying to...
View ArticleMali: A Mopti, le PNUD entend renforcer sa présence malgré un contexte...
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: MaliLe Directeur Pays du PNUD, M. Boubou Dramane Camara accompagné d’une délégation composée de chargés de programme, d’ingénieurs et de coordinateurs de...
View ArticleKenya: Kenya: Ending Refugee Hosting, Closing Camps
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: KenyaEnsure Required Protections for Refugees(Nairobi, May 6, 2016) – Kenya’s announcement on May 6, 2016, that it would no longer host refugees is contrary to...
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