United Nations

Mar- 2025 -

24 March

Men sit and lie outside tents and shelters pitched at the Hasahisa secondary school on July 10, 2023, which has been made into a make-shift camp to house the internally displaced fleeing violence in war-torn Sudan

Clashes Displace 15,000 Families in Sudan’s North Darfur: UN

Fighting in Sudan's war-torn North Darfur state displaced around "15,000 households" within 48 hours, the United Nations said.

23 March

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Launches More Strikes on Lebanon After Rocket Fire

Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Lebanon in response to a rocket attack from across the border on Saturday, as militant group Hezbollah denied responsibility for the launch.

20 March

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Investigating UN Worker’s Death in Gaza

Israel launched an investigation into a UN worker's death in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, a foreign ministry spokesman said, after the military denied responsibility for the deadly blast.

8 March

Africa

South Sudanese government soldiers sit in a pick-up truck at the military base in Malakal, northern South Sudan, on October 16, 2016.

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Alarming Regression’ in South Sudan, UN Warns

South Sudan is in "alarming regression" as clashes in the northeast threaten to undo years of progress towards peace, the UN said.

5 March

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Ireland Moves to End UN Veto on Troop Deployment

Dublin plans to scrap a mechanism preventing the overseas deployment of Irish military peacekeepers without a UN green light.

Feb- 2025 -

27 February

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Rejects ‘Annexation’ Proposals for Palestinian Territories

The UN rights chief on Wednesday rejected as "unlawful" proposals for the annexation of or forced transfer from Palestinian territories, warning they posed a threat to the entire region.

27 February

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Significantly Increased Stocks of Highly Enriched Uranium: IAEA

Iran has significantly increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in recent months, according to a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seen by AFP on Wednesday.

26 February

Americas

Tension mounts in an armored vehicle belonging to the Temporary Anti-Gang Unit (UTAG), a unit of the Haitian National Police created in September 2023 to try to dismantle gang outbreaks in the capital, as the vehicle is targeted by projectiles during an operation in the Martissant neighborhood. Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 20, 2024.

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Extreme Brutality’: UN, Aid Groups Warn Haiti Unrest Soaring

Haiti has seen a "wave of extreme brutality" in recent weeks, with numerous killings and thousands forced to flee their homes, a consortium of UN agencies, NGOs, and donors is warning.

22 February

Africa