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UN chemical weapons inspection team to leave Syria on Saturday, will report to Ban
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) speaks to journalists in Vienna, Austria.
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Rwanda Accuses DRC of Firing Across Border
The government of Rwanda has accused Democratic Republic of Congo forces of shelling Rwandan territory.
Rwanda said that more than 30 bombs and rockets have been fired across the border in the last week by the DRC military. It said one bomb fired morning killed a woman and seriously injured her two-month-old baby in the town of Rubavu.
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Amid renewed fighting UN agency urges Central African Republic to protect civilians
Thousands of people have been forced from their homes by fresh fighting in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR).
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In Peace Palace address, Ban appeals for political solution to Syrian conflict
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivers remarks at a ceremony marking the centennial of the Peace Palace in The Hague.
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Syrian-American Doctor: Medical Workers Among Those Killed in Gas Attack
United Nations chemical weapons inspectors continue their investigation into reported nerve gas attacks in the Damascus suburbs last week and say they will need another four days to complete their inquiry. Born in Homs, Zaher Sahloul is a physician and president of the Syrian American Medical Society, which has been very active in supporting physicians and hospitals inside Syria, as well as refugees affected by the ongoing crisis.
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Ban appeals to ‘all sides’ to support UN chemical weapons team in Syria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon (OPCW) Ahmet Üzümcü in The Hague.
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United Nations Grants Sudan $10 Million from the Central Emergency Response Fund [EN/AR]
The United Nations’ Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has granted Sudan US$ 10 million to meet emergency needs in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions, making Sudan one of the highest recipients of CERF funding this year.
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With Syria on brink of ‘abyss,’ UN agencies urge neighbouring countries to keep borders open
Syrians stream from their war-torn country into Iraq's Kurdistan region.
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With Syria on brink of ‘abyss,’ UN agencies urge neighbouring countries to keep borders open
Syrians stream from their war-torn country into Iraq's Kurdistan region.
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Biden: 'No Doubt' Syria Carried Out Chemical Attack
U.S. Military Assets in Syria
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