United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked the member countries for additional funding to beef up security for its employees working in conflict zones. The statement comes after six workers of the world body were killed in a bomb attack at a UN guest house in Kabul on Wednesday. Earlier, the UN lost five staff members in a terrorist attack against the World Food Program office in Islamabad. Ban said, this year, not counting peacekeepers, 27 civilian staffers have been killed- more than half in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has appealed both to the Security Council and General Assembly to allocate resources to better protect UN workers. The UN chief also spoke about the possibility of engaging more security officials and even private security companies. On Thursday, the Security Council condemned the Taliban for the attack and stressed the need to ensure security for UN staff.<br/>