Emmanuel Roux, Special Representative of INTERPOL to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on ‘Preventing Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons.’ UN Photo/Manuel Elias

Security Council to Thwart Terrorists’ Access to Weapons

August 3, 2017August 4, 2017 RMN News Security, Terrorists, UN, Weapons

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution aimed at preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons, particularly small

Iraqi civilians, who fled fighting in the city of Mosul, walk lit up by Iraqi special forces armoured vehicles, as they head to camps housing displaced people on November 2, 2016 in Bazwaia, Iraq. Photo: UNICEF

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UK Contributes $5.2 Million for Stabilization in Iraq

July 18, 2017July 19, 2017 RMN News Iraq, ISIL, Mosul

The Government of the UK has contributed an additional US$5.2 million to UNDP’s Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS), which finances

Oil wells set alight by ISIL are visible from the newly retaken Iraqi town of al-Hud, outside Mosul, where IOM distributed 350 non-food item kits to recently displaced families. UN Photo: IOM / Jennifer Sparks (representational image)

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António Guterres Pledges UN Support to Iraqi Government

July 11, 2017July 13, 2017 RMN News António Guterres, Iraq, Mosul, UN

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute Monday to Iraqi people and Government after Iraqi Government’s declaration that its forces

UN vehicles travel along a road lined with remnants of destroyed buildings, Homs, Syria. (file) Photo: UNICEF / UNI178367 / Tiku (file photo)

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Syria Conflict: 100,000 Civilians Trapped in Raqqa

June 30, 2017July 1, 2017 RMN News Civilians, Human Rights, Raqqa, Syria

The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator has called for ensuring immediate and safe humanitarian access to save lives that are

Congressman Lieu joins civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis and House Democrats during the House Democrats Sit-In on Gun Control. (Representational image)

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Trump’s Threat to Attack Syria Is Not Legal: Congressman Ted Lieu

June 28, 2017June 29, 2017 RMN News Congressman, Donald Trump, Syria, Ted Lieu

By Rakesh Raman Congressman Ted Lieu said Tuesday the Constitution of the United States requires that Congress authorize war or

Children at a shelter in Jibreen, Aleppo, Syria, play with a cart. Photo: UNICEF/Rzehak

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Nearly 7 Million Children Living in Poverty in Syria

May 31, 2017June 1, 2017 RMN News Children, Poverty, Syria

A top United Nations relief official on Tuesday urged to end attacks and obstacles that prevent humanitarian workers from reaching