United Nations

‘Impartial Force’ Must Be Deployed to War-Torn Sudan: UN Experts

Rights violations by Sudan's warring parties require the deployment of an "independent and impartial force" to protect civilians, UN experts said.

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UN Warns IS Afghanistan Branch Growing in Strength

A UN counter-terrorism official warned that the Islamic State group's Afghanistan branch poses the greatest external terrorist threat to Europe as it boosts its organizational strength.

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Hamas in Gaza Says 16 Killed in Strike on UN School

The Hamas authorities in Gaza said an Israeli strike on a UN-run school where thousands of displaced were sheltering killed 16 people.

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Rwandan Troops Fighting Alongside M23 Rebels in DR Congo: UN Experts

Some 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers are fighting alongside the M23 in east DR Congo, said a UN report, which noted that Kigali has "de facto control" of the rebels' operations.

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Over 55,000 Flee Sudan Town as RSF Battles Army: UN

More than 55,000 people have fled Sinja, the capital of Sennar state in southeastern Sudan, as fighting rages between paramilitary forces and the regular army, the UN said.

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UN Sees Tripling of Children Killed in Conflict in One Year

Global conflicts killed three times as many children and twice as many women in 2023 than in the previous year, as overall civilian fatalities swelled 72 percent, the UN said.

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3 Killed, UN Peacekeeper Wounded in East DR Congo: Sources

A Romanian "mercenary" and two Congolese soldiers were killed and a UN peacekeeper wounded in three separate incidents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, several sources said.

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UN Security Council Extends South Sudan Arms Embargo

The UN Security Council overcame resistance from several countries and extended an arms embargo and sanctions imposed in an effort to stem violence in South Sudan.

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UN Chief ‘Gravely Concerned’ by Clashes in Sudan’s El-Fasher

UN Secretary-General Guterres is "gravely concerned" by fighting between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries in the key Darfur town of El-Fasher.

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UN Official Urges Cyprus Leaders to Restart Peace Talks

The UN envoy to Cyprus urged leaders of the divided Mediterranean island to move forward with efforts to revive peace talks to resolve decades of conflict.

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