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UN Top Headlines Updated for the Middle East Presence of observers in Syria has ‘calming effect' in areas deployed - UN officialAmid ongoing violence in parts of Syria, the presence of UN military observers on the ground has had an overall calming effect in their areas of deployment in the Middle Eastern country, the head of the UN observer force said today. UN agency welcomes $66 million for agriculture and fishing projects in Saudi ArabiaThe United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) today welcomed Saudi Arabia's contribution of $66 million to implement its technical assistance projects in the country, which aim to benefit small-scale agricultural producers and fishermen. Senior UN official condemns killing of Syrian citizen journalistThe head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today deplored the shooting of Abdul Ghani Kaakeh, a Syrian citizen journalist killed during a demonstration in the city of Aleppo. UN observers return to base in Syria following bomb blast which damaged vehiclesA group of UN military observers who stayed overnight in the Syrian town of Khan Cheikhoun, following a bomb blast which damaged some of their vehicles, have returned to their team site, a UN spokesperson said today. UN relief official voices concern over plight of Palestinians affected by occupationA senior United Nations relief official today voiced deep concern over the plight of Palestinians affected by Israel's occupation, including those displaced after their homes were demolished, and called for the scrapping of policies and practices that deny them the right to support themselves. UN envoy welcomes deal to end hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in IsraelThe United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, has welcomed the agreement reached to end the hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody. Three vehicles carrying UN observers damaged in bomb blast in SyriaThree vehicles belonging to a convoy of UN observers in Syria were damaged in a bomb blast near the city of Hama today, according to a UN spokesperson. Despite concerns, Iraq making progress on path to stability - UN envoyDespite some predictions in the wake of the United States troop withdrawal from Iraq, the Middle Eastern country is making progress on its path to stability, according to the United Nations envoy there. As death toll rises, UN urges greater protection of civilians in Yemen, especially minorsThe use of the heavy weaponry, landmines and detonating unexploded ordnance in Yemen have claimed the lives of 27 children and maimed 32 others so far this year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said today, urging all parties to the conflict to respect their obligation to protect civilians, especially minors. Secretary-General, Security Council strongly condemn bomb attacks in DamascusSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council have strongly condemned deadly bomb attacks in Damascus today, and called for an end to the ongoing violence in the Middle Eastern country. UN News For Europe | UN News For the Americas UN News For Asia and the Pacific | UN News Main Headlines |
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