Destroyed health centre in Sakhour, east Aleppo, Syria, which, four years ago, provided 20,000 Iraqi refugees with health care. Today, the UN is looking into its rehabilitation. Photo: OCHA/MB

UN Calls for an End to Attacks on Syrian Hospitals

April 27, 2017April 29, 2017 RMN News Hospitals, Syria, Syrian, UN

Following reports of airstrikes that damaged hospitals in northern Syria, two senior United Nations (UN) humanitarian officials on Wednesday called

Minute of silence being observed at the annual Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare held at the Headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague. 2015. Photo: OPCW

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Terrorists in the Middle East Using Chemical Weapons: UN Chief

April 27, 2017April 28, 2017 RMN News António Guterres, Chemical Weapons, Terrorists, UN

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday warned that progress made in eliminating the world’s declared stockpiles of chemical weapons

Half of Yemen Population Lives on Less Than $2 a Day. Photo: UNICEF

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7 Million People Face Hunger Crisis in Yemen

April 25, 2017April 27, 2017 RMN News Hunger, UNICEF, WFP, Yemen

The continuing violence in Yemen is fuelling one of the worst hunger crises in the world, with nearly 7 million

(left) Syrian refugee and education activist Muzoon Almellehan speaks with Salmata, 21, from Tala village as she sits on a bed alongside her three-week-old malnourished triplets at the nutrition ward in Bol Regional Hospital, Lake Region, Chad, Tuesday 18 April 2017.

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25 Million Children Out of School in Conflict Zones: UNICEF

April 24, 2017April 25, 2017 RMN News Children, Conflict, School, Syria, UNICEF

More than 25 million children between 6 and 15 years old, or 22 per cent of children in that age

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces Mohammed Al Nahyan.

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Russia and UAE Join Forces to Combat Terrorism

April 22, 2017April 24, 2017 RMN News Russia, Terrorism, UAE, Vladimir Putin

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin met Thursday at the Kremlin with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme

A UN team in the town of Tshimbulu in Kasai Central province, DRC, where 15 of the mass graves were found. (File) Photo: MONUSCO / Biliaminou Alao

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UN Investigators Find 40 Mass Graves in Congo

April 20, 2017April 21, 2017 RMN News Congo, Human Rights, UN

UN investigators in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed the existence of at least 17 further mass graves