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Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN Chief Welcomes Efforts By East African Leaders To Promote Peace, Stability
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed efforts by Eastern African leaders to promote peace, stability, and…
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Libya
UN Confirms Libya’s East, West Administrations End Election Talks Without Deal
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday announced weeklong talks between officials from Libya’s Tripoli and Tobruk-based administrations in the Egyptian…
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Ethiopia
UN Warns Worsening Drought In Horn of Africa Puts Up To 20 Million At Risk
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday warned that over 20 million people are at risk of starvation this year as…
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Somalia
UN Agencies Warns Millions Of Somalis At Risk Of Famine, Appeals For Immediate Funding
The United Nations (UN) agencies on Tuesday warned millions of people in Somalia are at risk of facing famine, with…
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Mali
UN Envoy Appeals Mali’s Military Leaders To Allow Peacekeepers To Visit Moura
A United Nations (UN) envoy in Mali demanded Thursday that the ruling military leaders allow U.N. peacekeepers to visit the…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Leader Al-Burhan Threatens To Expel UN Mission Head Over Interference
Sudanese military leader Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Friday threatened to expel United Nations special representative Volker Perthes over alleged interference…
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Ethiopia
WFP Says First Food Aid In Three Months Arrives In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Friday said trucks carrying international aid have reached Ethiopia’s war-stricken Tigray region…
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Sudan
UN Envoy For Sudan Warns Country Could Face Economic & Security Collapse
The United Nations (UN) envoy for Sudan on Monday told the Security Council that the country may risk sliding into…
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World
UN Chief Guterres Calls For Extreme Weather Warning Systems For Everyone On Earth
The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday said that it will spearhead a new project to ensure every person on Earth…
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World
UN Chief Antonio Guterres Warns World ‘Sleepwalking’ To Climate Catastrophe
The United Nations (UN) chief UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that the world is “sleepwalking to climate catastrophe”…
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South Sudan
UN Accuses South Sudan Of Committing Abuses Amounting To War Crimes
The United Nations (UN) has accused members of South Sudan’s government of committing human rights violations amounting to war crimes…
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Libya
Libyan Political Crisis Likely To Result In Instability- UN Political Affair Chief Warns
The Libyan political crisis over control of executive power is likely to result in instability and parallel governments, the UN…
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Sudan
UN Mission In Sudan Calls For End Of Violence In Sudan, Restoring Stability In Darfur
The United Nations (UN) mission in Sudan has called on the Sudanese authorities to boost efforts to stop violence in…
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South Sudan
UN, US Appeals South Sudan Leaders To Boost Preparations For 2023 Elections
The United Nations (UN) and the United States (US) on Monday appealed to the leaders of South Sudan to boost…
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Ethiopia
UN Human Rights Chief Raises Concern Over Deteriorating Situation In War-Torn Ethiopia
The United Nations (UN) human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Monday said the situation in northern Ethiopia had deteriorated since…
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World
UN Chief Calls For A Pause In Fighting In Ukraine To Allow Safe Evacuation Of Civilians
The United Nations (UN) chief António Guterres on Sunday called for a pause in fighting to allow civilians to escape…
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Guinea
ECOWAS, UN Raise Concern Over Stalled Democratic Transition Process In Guinea
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations (UN) raised concern on Thursday about the stalling…
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Mali
Mali’s Ruling Body Says It Will Work With ECOWAS, AU, UN On Transition Timeline
Mali’s transitional government on Wednesday said it has created working groups with members of the Economic Community of West African…
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Health
WFP Warns Severe Drought Threatening 13 Million With Hunger In Horn Of Africa
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned an estimated 13 million people are facing severe hunger in…
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Ethiopia
WFP Report Says 4.6 Million People In War-Hit Tigray Suffering From Extreme Lack Of Food
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said nearly 40 percent of people in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray are suffering from…
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Ethiopia
UN Secretary-General Lauds Demonstrable Effort To Make Peace In War-Hit Ethiopia
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday said he was delighted to learn that there is a demonstrable…
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Ethiopia
FAO Launches $138 Million Response Plan To Prevent Hunger Crisis In Horn Of Africa
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is set to launch a response plan of 138 million U.S. dollars…
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Sudan
OHCHR Calls Out Sudanese Authorities To Stop Use Of Force Against Protesters
The United NationsHuman Rights Office, OHCHR, on Tuesday, called out Sudanese authorities to immediately stop unnecessary and disproportionate use of…
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Mali
UN Chief Urges Mali’s Ruling Junta To Announce Election Timetable
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged Mali’s ruling junta to announce an election timetable as it…
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Ethiopia
UN Secretary-General Guterres Welcomes Release Of Ethiopia’s Political Prisoners
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the release of major opposition figures and several other detainees…
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