United Nations
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Jun- 2019 -4 June
UN report calls for maintaining Mali mission, bolstering Mopti deployment
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for for maintaining MINUSMA peacekeeper numbers in Mali and increasing its presence in Mopti
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May- 2019 -30 May
Islamic State claims attacks on DR Congo army, UN; FARDC says 26 ADF fighters killed
ISIS claimed ISCAP fighters attacked the military and UN in Mavivi in DR Congo, while the army said 26 ADF fighters had been killed in Ngite
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29 May
Taliban attack Afghanistan world heritage site, killing security forces
Taliban fighters stormed security posts at Afghanistan's historic minaret of Jam, killing 18 security forces and cutting access to the UNESCO World Heritage Site
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10 May
Nigeria’s Civilian JTF militia releases 900 child recruits
Nearly 900 children held by the Civilian JTF militia fighting Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria were freed, UNICEF said
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3 May
Ogossagou massacre could be a crime against humanity, UN Mali mission says
The killing of at least 157 Fulani people in Ogossagou in central Mali by dozo traditional hunters was "planned, organised and coordinated," MINUSMA said
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Apr- 2019 -29 April
Weak UN resolution exposes conflict between sexual violence survivors’ needs and political ideology
UN Security Council Resolution 2467 on sexual violence in conflict prioritized political consensus over survivors
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26 April
Trump says US will revoke UN Arms Trade Treaty
President Donald Trump said the US would not abide by a UN treaty aimed at regulating the global conventional arms trade, calling it an encroachment on sovereignty.
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15 April
Yemen government and Houthi rebels agree to Hodeidah plan, UN envoy says
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels have accepted a plan for a much-delayed pullback from the flashpoint city of Hodeidah, the UN envoy said
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10 April
Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa
Several people were taken hostage and at least one police officer was killed during an attack in Diffa carried out by four Islamic State West Africa province militants
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8 April
UN humanitarian coordinator urges investigation into Yemen students’ deaths blamed on airstrike
The UN called for an investigation into the deaths of 11 civilians in Yemen's capital, where rebels accused a Saudi-led coalition of carrying out an airstrike
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