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Health
UN Secretary-General Guterres Says Omicron Travel Restrictions Deeply Unfair & Punitive
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said that COVID-19 related travel restrictions that isolate any one country…
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UN Chief Antonio Guterres Calls For Immediate End To Fighting In Ethiopia
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for an immediate end to fighting in Ethiopia, reported Al…
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Somalia
UN Warns Somalia’s Worsening Drought Situation Could Reach Extreme Next Year
The United Nations (UN) has warned Somalia’s rapidly worsening drought situation could reach an extreme situation by April next year,…
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Sudan
UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Killing Of 15 Sudanese Protesters On Wednesday
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief on Thursday condemned the killing of at least 39 people by Sudanese security…
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Ethiopia
UN Says At Least 1,000 Arrested Since Ethiopia Declared State Of Emergency
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday said at least 1,000 people, mostly ethnic Tigrayans, have been detained in cities across…
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Ethiopia
UN Releases Emergency Fund Of $40 Million As Humanitarian Crisis In Ethiopia Deepens
The United Nations (UN) on Monday said it has released emergency funds to help provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to people…
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Ethiopia
UN Says At Least 16 Of Its Staff Members Detained In Ethiopia As Crisis Worsens
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday said 16 of its staff members have been detained in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa,…
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Ethiopia
UN Chief Calls Out Ethiopia To Show Papers Proving Allegations Against Expelled Staff
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called out the Ethiopian government to provide evidence that proves allegations…
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Libya
UN Investigation Reports Says Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes Committed In Libya
A United Nations (UN) investigation has found Libya’s warring sides have committed violations that may include war crimes and crimes…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Expels Seven Top UN Officials For Meddling In Internal Affairs
The Ethiopian government on Thursday asked seven senior United Nations (UN) staff members to leave the country within 72 hours…
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Ethiopia
UN Aid Chief Urges Ethiopia To Allow Aid Deliveries To Reach War-Torn Tigray
The United Nations (UN) aid chief Martin Griffiths has urged Ethiopia to allow aid deliveries to reach Tigray, where a…
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Libya
UN Chief Reiterates Call For Withdrawal Of Foreign Mercenaries From Libya
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday reiterated his call for the withdrawal of all foreign fighters and mercenaries…
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Ethiopia
OCHA Warns Humanitarian Situation In Ethiopia’s War-Hit Tigray Worsening
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday said the humanitarian situation in the war-ravaged…
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Ethiopia
UN Aid Chief Says Fighting Displaced 200,000 In Ethiopia’s Amhara Region
United Nations (UN) aid chief Martin Griffiths on Tuesday said the fighting in Ethiopia has displaced more than 200,000 people…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Government, UN Says Child Soldiers Carried Out Solhan Massacre
The Burkina Faso government and the United Nations said the attack, which killed more than 130 people earlier this month,…
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Ethiopia
UN Says More Than 350,000 Suffering From Famine Conditions In Ethiopia’s Tigray
The United Nations (UN) led agencies and aid groups have warned that more than 350,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region…
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Ethiopia
UN Says Over 90 Percent Of People In Ethiopia’s War-Hit Tigray Need Food Aid
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday said more than 90 percent of people in Ethiopia’s troubled northern Tigray region are…
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Chad
Chad: UN Deeply Disturbed Over Use Of Live Ammunition During Protests
The United Nations Rights Office, OHCHR, on Friday said it was deeply disturbed by the use of live ammunition by…
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Nigeria
UNHCR Says About 80% Of Nigerian Town Flees After Three Attacks In A Week
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday said about 65,000 people fled Nigeria’s northeastern town of Damasak following continued…
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Kenya
Kenyan Government Orders Closure Of Dadaab, Kakuma Refugee Camps
The Kenyan government on Wednesday gave two weeks’ time to the United Nations refugee agency- UNHCR- to come up with…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNHCR: More Than 200 Killed In Armed Attacks In DR Congo Since January
The U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said over 200 people have been killed and thousands displaced in…
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Ethiopia
UN Calls For Independent Investigation Into Possible War Crimes In Ethiopia’s Tigray
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday called for an independent investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ethiopia’s…
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Somalia
Somalia: UN Envoy Urges Political Leaders To Quickly Agree On Election Date
The United Nations envoy for Somalia on Monday urged the Somalia government to conduct elections in the country as soon…
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Libya
Libya: Warring Sides Approve Selection Mechanism For Executive Authority
The United Nations (UN) has lauded the recent development in the ongoing negotiation talks in Libya that aims to restore…
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Business
UN Chief Antonio Guterres Names Nine African Countries, Iran In Arrears On UN Dues
The United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said nine African nations and Iran are in default on the…
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