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The top United Nations envoy in Iraq has strongly condemned the killing of Ifan Al-Issawi, a Member of Parliament struck down in a terrorist attack during a demonstration in Fallujah in which a number of others were also killed and injured.

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today unleashed a volley of condemnations over the killings of journalists in three separate incidents across Pakistan, Tanzania and the Central African Republic (CAR) in recent days.

The latest round of military clashes over the weekend between the Malian army and radical Islamist groups have sparked a new wave of displacement and led to a worsening of the humanitarian situation in the North African country, the United Nations warned today.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a focus on conditions that feed terrorism as part of a comprehensive strategy against the scourge, as he opened a debate in the Security Council that expected some 50 speakers, including several high-level national officials.

The head of the United Nations food relief agency today expressed her gratitude to the people and Government of Turkey for their support of Syrians seeking refuge from the continuing violence affecting their country.

Welcoming the signing of a ceasefire and other agreements that halted a rebel advance on the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for all parties in the country to fulfil their commitments, with international assistance.

A record 107,500 African refugees and migrants made the dangerous journey from the Horn of Africa to Yemen in 2012 – the largest influx into Yemen since 2006 when the United Nations refugee agency began compiling these statistics.

The United Nations official dealing with conflict-related sexual violence today condemned the arrest of a Somali journalist who was detained for conducting an interview with a woman who claimed she was raped by members of the Somali Army in September.

A top United Nations official today condemned the reportedly high number of casualties of children in and around the Syrian capital of Damascus, and called on all parties to immediately stop targeting civilian areas.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need for the engagement and leadership of the bloc of developing countries known as the Group of 77 and China in achieving the priorities of the United Nations in the coming year, including on sustainable development and building a safer world.