Irina Bokova, the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , on Monday condemned the destruction of Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin by Islamic State (IS) militants, labeling it a war crime. The...
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Closing UN health clinics will have devastating effect, Iraq parliament warns
Iraq's Parliament on Sunday warned that the UN decision to close many of the country's health clinics will have a "profound effect" on its people. The parliament announced that the decision will affect over 3 million refugees...
The US State Department said Monday that the US and Turkey have agreed to establish a 'safe zone' for Syrian refugees fleeing the Islamic State (IS) by. The State Department's spokesperson, John...
A Baghdad court on Wednesday sentenced 24 alleged members of the Islamic State (IS) to death for the killing of hundreds of Iraqi soldiers during the group's raid across the country last year. The men were convicted...
UNESCO: Islamic State's destruction of heritage sites may be war crimes
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee said Monday that extremist groups' destruction of antiquities and heritage sites in conflict zones could amount to war crimes. The committee noted particularly the Islamic State's (IS) destruction of the...
A Bangladeshi police official on Monday said that Bangladeshi police have arrested two suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) on suspicion that the pair were planning to fight for IS in Syria. According to Sheikh...
EU foreign policy chief expresses concern over potential war crimes in Palmyra
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday expressed great concern over potential war crimes being committed by Islamic State (IS) militants in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Palmyra . The...
Two UN human rights experts said Thursday that human rights and freedoms should not be sacrificed in the fight against terrorism solely because abridging those rights is politically convenient. Ben Emmerson, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of...
UN report criticizes sexual violence perpetrated by extremists in 2014
A UN report released on Monday stated 2014 was marked by rape, sexual enslavement and forced marriages used by extremists like Boko Haram and the Islamic State. Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon said in the report that...
A UN rights expert said Monday that the civilian refugees from Palestine and Syria trapped inside the Yarmouk refugee camp have suffered "untold indignities" . There are approximately 18,000 people within the Yarmouk refugee...
