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  • 28 March 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 28 Mar 2014
  • Syria: UN official cites 'bleak' humanitarian situation, urges unhindered access to civilians UN News Centre 28 Mar 2014 -- The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator warned the Security Council today that as the Syrian civil war grinds on and millions of desperate people remain cut off from aid, "the humanitarian situation remains bleak, and will continue to be bleak, unless we are granted full and unhindered access, through the most efficient and direct means."
  • Moldovan PM Warns Of Transdniester 'Provocations' RFE/RL 28 Mar 2014 -- Moldova's pro-European Prime Minister Iurie Leanca has warned of 'a series of provocations' from Transdniester, which NATO has warned could be Russia's next target.
  • Israel's Reluctance on Prisoner Release Threatens Peace Talks VOA 28 Mar 2014 -- U.S. officials are trying to salvage Mideast peace talks threatened by Israeli demands that Palestinians agree to extend the process before Israel releases more prisoners. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are expected to discuss the peace process with King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia.
  • Malian returnees face economic hardship IRIN 28 Mar 2014 -- Displaced Malians who have recently returned to their homes in the north of the country say they are facing economic difficulty as their businesses, livestock and other forms of livelihood have been wiped out, while those still displaced also say financial assistance is their main need.
  • Conflict in Indonesia's Papua Region IRIN 28 Mar 2014 -- The clearing of forests inhabited by indigenous people in Indonesia's Papua* Region by agribusinesses is fuelling conflict in the southern Merauke Regency, say campaigners.
  • UN official calls for immediate halt to demolitions in East Jerusalem UN News Centre 28 Mar 2014 -- A senior United Nations official expressed deep concern today about the ongoing displacement of Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the destruction of their private property following the Israeli authorities' recent demolition of a two-story building there, which affected a family of refugees as well as some Palestinian 15 children.
  • DR Congo: Security Council extends UN mission, intervention force for one year UN News Centre 28 Mar 2014 -- The Security Council today extended for one year the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) – along with its Intervention Brigade – noting the need for the Mission to strengthen its support so the Congolese Government can address security challenges in line with the aims of a regional peace and security accord.
  • Central African Republic marked by rising hatred, violence and trauma - UN officials UN News Centre 28 Mar 2014 -- One year after rebels seized power in the Central African Republic (CAR), the situation in the country is marked by rising hatred between communities, deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions, and increasing fear and trauma among the population, United Nations relief officials warned today.
  • Kenya urged to reconsider measure ordering all refugees back to camps - UN agency UN News Centre 28 Mar 2014 -- The United Nations refugee agency today denounced as "scapegoating" the Kenyan Government's decision earlier this week to order some 50,000 refugees, believed to be mostly Somalis, to report to two camps after a recent upsurge in violence in the region.
  • Amid fears 'South Sudan is imploding,' UN agencies launch urgent operation to reach remote areas UN News Centre 28 Mar 2014 -- Two United Nations agencies launched today an urgent operation to deliver food, vaccines, nutrition supplements and other vital relief supplies to one of the most isolated areas of conflict-affected South Sudan, as part of a joint response to boost emergency distribution as the crisis escalates.

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