WASHINGTON, April 10, 2016
Politics
10 April 2016 – In a boost to international humanitarian efforts in Syria, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today delivered aid by air for hungry people trapped in the besieged eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor, an area controlled by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh)
9 April 2016 – Ahead of a cessation of hostilities set to start on 10 April, the senior United Nations relief official for Yemen today expressed hope that all parties to the conflict in that country abide by the ceasefire agreement, noting that only a political solution can bring the lasting peac
7 April 2016 – The United Nations mediator on the crisis in Syria said today that the next round of the peace talks will likely begin on Wednesday, 13 April, and is intended to be a concrete discussion leading to “a real beginning of a political transition.”
Political progress to end Darfur conflict through dialogue ‘remains elusive’ – UN peacekeeping chief
6 April 2016 – Intensified fighting since January has resulted in a rapidly worsening security situation and large-scale displacement in Sudan’s Darfur region, the top United Nations peacekeeping official warned today, stressing that it is important that Security Council “impress on all parties t
4 April 2016
U.S. EAST TRAINING RANGE CENTER, Hawaii, April 4, 2016
If you asked Army 1st Lt. Joseph Ross what influenced his decision to join the military, he would probably bring up his heritage.