U.N. tackles discrepancies over Congo rapes
The United Nations appears to have been aware of rape by rebels in eastern Congo earlier than it originally said it was, according to an internal e-mail and a humanitarian bulletin.
Niger flooding displaces nearly 200,000, UN says
Heavy rains in Niger have displaced nearly 200,000 in recent weeks, the United Nations says, calling on donors and aid agencies to send shelter material, blankets and other supplies.
Rwanda accused in Congo genocide
A leaked report commissioned by the United Nations says that the Rwandan military and an allied rebel group may have committed acts of genocide against ethnic Hutus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
150 women raped in Congo village
Two armed groups raped more than 150 women in a village in the volatile North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a four-day spree, a United Nations official said Monday.
1.5 million flood victims ill
The misery of Pakistan’s flooding, which has already displaced millions, is showing up in the form of communicable illnesses, the United Nations said Monday.
1.5 million flood victims ill
The misery of Pakistan’s flooding, which has already displaced millions, is showing up in the form of communicable illnesses, the United Nations said Monday.
Floods leave 4 million homeless
Floods in Pakistan have left more than 4 million people homeless, the United Nations said Thursday. FULL STORY l AID TRICKLES IN l LIFE IN A RELIEF CAMP l SURVIVAL BEFORE GRIEF l HOW TO HELP
Group warns of nations facing food shortage
Afghanistan and several African nations are the most at risk to have a food shortage, an organization that works with the United Nations said in a report Thursday.
UN chief to visit flood-hit Pakistan as cholera concerns loom
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Sunday as humanitarian agencies race against time to help the millions affected by flooding.
More rains add to Pakistan’s flooding misery
Heavy rains were forecast to bring more misery to Pakistan’s water-logged lands Tuesday as the United Nations said the number of people who have been affected by the torrential rains and flooding is nearing 14 million.
U.N. Security Council condemns S. Korea warship sinking
The United Nations formally condemned Friday the sinking of a South Korean warship in March but did not specifically name North Korea, which an international investigation found to be culpable in the attack.
U.N. to condemn sinking of S. Korean warship
The United Nations is set to formally condemn the action — but not a particular nation — for the March sinking of a South Korean warship, the Cheonan.
Protesters lay siege to U.N. compound in Sri Lanka
Protesters led by a Sri Lankan cabinet minister laid siege to the United Nations compound in Colombo on Tuesday, demanding that the world body drop a probe into alleged human rights abuses in the final stages of the separatist war that ended last year.
Militants attack U.N.-sponsored summer camp in Gaza
A group of 25 armed and masked men attacked and set fire to a U.N.-sponsored summer camp in Gaza Monday morning, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency said.
North Korea rejects torpedo findings, threatens war
North Korea rejected Tuesday international findings that it sank a South Korean ship, warning at the United Nations that the dispute could lead to war.
