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In a telephone discussion with Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Friday's deadly bomb blast in Beirut, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his solidarity with the country's people and commended how the matter how been dealt with by its leadership, according to Mr. Ban's spokesperson.

The United Nations refugee agency today announced it will open a new camp in Ethiopia as the number of Somalis fleeing conflict and insecurity in their country continues to grow.

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today called on Pakistani authorities to investigate the killing of two journalists and bring the perpetrators to justice.

The United Nations human rights office today called on Sudanese authorities to launch an investigation to find those responsible for the ambush of one of its convoys earlier this week, which resulted in the death of one peacekeeper and wounds to three others.

The international community must help the Malian authorities put in place a credible political process that addresses the underlying causes of the country’s crisis and helps them with any military operations which may be needed to return parts of the country to Government control – while also ensuring that military action “does not exacerbate existing tensions or worsen an already fragile humanitarian situation.”

Wrapping up a visit to southern Africa today, a senior United Nations humanitarian official today called on countries and partners in the region to strengthen their efforts to work together to promote disaster preparedness and tackle food insecurity.

Efforts to assist the growing numbers of displaced children in Syria are continuing despite the escalating violence across the country and a large funding gap, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today.

The Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the League of Arab States – Ban Ki-moon and Nabil El Araby – today called on all warring parties in Syria to heed the call of their Joint Special Representative, Lakhdar Brahimi, for a ceasefire in all its forms during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, and called on international actors to support this appeal.

The United Nations humanitarian food agency today announced it was intervening in eight regions of Mali with food assistance as part of the world body’s overall efforts to fight the growing humanitarian crisis there.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council strongly condemn the bomb explosion which struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut today, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries, and urge all political actors in the Middle Eastern country to maintain their commitment to Lebanese unity.