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Mali
Mali’s Foreign Minister Asks UN To Withdraw Its Peacekeeping Mission MINUSMA
Mali’s foreign minister on Friday asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to withdraw the peacekeeping mission from the country…
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Sudan
Sudanese Government Declares UN Envoy Volker Perthes ‘Persona non grata’
The Sudanese government has declared United Nations (UN) envoy to the country, Volker Perthes, as “persona non grata,” reported Africa…
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Sudan
UN Rights Chief Appeals Sudan’s Warring Generals To Stop Senseless Violence
The United Nations (UN) human rights chief on Wednesday called out Sudanese warring military generals to stop the senseless fighting…
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Nigeria
UN Appeals For Urgent Funding To Avert Catastrophic Hunger In Northeast Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) office in Nigeria on Thursday made an urgent appeal to raise USD 396 million is urgently…
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World
UN Report Claims Three Percent Of The World Suffered Acute Food Insecurity In 2022
A new United Nations (UN) report claims over 250 million people across 58 countries faced acute food insecurity in 2022,…
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Sudan
UN Chief Says Emergency Relief Chief Heading To Sudan Over Unprecedented Situation
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday said the organization’s Emergency Relief chief has departed for Sudan amid…
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Sudan
UN Envoy To Sudan Says No Sign Warring Sides Ready To Seriously Negotiate
The United Nations (UN) envoy to Sudan on Tuesday said a US-brokered ceasefire in Khartoum appears to be partially holding,…
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Sudan
UN Chief Antonio Guterres Appeals For A Three Day Ceasefire In Conflict-Hit Sudan
The United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday called the Sudanese warring factions to agree to a ceasefire for…
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World
UN Agencies Warn West, Central Africa At Risk Of Facing Catastrophic Hunger Levels
United Nations (UN) agencies on Tuesday warned that acute food insecurity in West and Central African countries is expected to…
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Sudan
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Voices Alarm On Tensions In Sudan
The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Saturday sounded an alarm at the tense situation…
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Somalia
UN Humanitarian Coordinator Makes For Aid Appeal For Millions Facing Famine Risk
The United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, on Wednesday made an appeal for sustained support…
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South Sudan
UN Human Rights Experts Denounce Human Rights Abuses In South Sudan
United Nations (UN) human rights experts on Monday accused senior South Sudanese government officials and military officers of committing serious…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN Secretary-General Expresses Concern Over Surge In Violence In Eastern Part Of DR Congo
The United Nations (UN) on Monday said an increase in militant attacks in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic…
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South Sudan
UN Condemns Deployment Of South Sudanese Troops In Disputed Abyei Region
The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday condemned the deployment of South Sudanese troops in the disputed region of Abyei, which…
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Libya
UN Special Representative To Libya To Launch New Effort To Break Political Stalemate
The United Nations (UN) special representative to Libya on Monday said he will launch a new initiative to enable elections…
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Nigeria
UN Launches $1.3 Billion Appeal To Help Six Million People In Nigeria’s North East
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday launched an appeal for $1.3 billion to help six million people severely affected by…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government Decides Not To Renew Mandate Of UN Rights Office
The Ugandan government on Wednesday said it has decided not to renew the mandate of the United Nations human rights…
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Mali
UN Peacekeeping Mission Still Committed To Mali Despite Human Rights Chief Expulsion
The United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Mali on Monday said it remained committed to its mandate despite the Mali…
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Nigeria
UN Genocide Expert Warns Against Worsening Security Situation In Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Thursday voiced concern over Nigeria’s worsening security situation,…
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Ethiopia
UN Organization Says 3.5 Million Children Don’t Have Access To School Across Ethiopia
The United Nations (UN) children welfare agency on Thursday said over 3.5 million children do not have access to school…
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Libya
UN Human Rights Mission: Silence From Libyan Authorities No More Acceptable
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on Monday urged the authorities in Libya to share more information on mass…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN Peacekeeping Mission Condemns M23 For Latest Offensive In DRC’s Kitshanga
The United Nations (UN) peace keeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has condemned M23 rebels for…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN Peacekeepers Find Mass Graves In DR Congo’s Eastern Ituri Province
The United Nations (UN) peace keepers on Wednesday announced they have discovered mass graves in the Democratic Republic of the…
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Sudan
Indian Army Deploys Its Largest Single Unit Of Women Peacekeepers In UN Mission
The Indian government on Friday deployed army’s largest contingent of all-women peacekeepers in Sudan’s Abyei region, which is located on…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
MONUSCO Launches New Mission In DR Congo To Protect Civilians From Conflict
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has started a new operation in…
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