United Nations
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Nov- 2024 -18 NovemberAfrica
UN Security Council to Weigh Call for Immediate Sudan Ceasefire
The UN Security Council will draft resolution calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan, where a war shows no sign of easing.
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14 NovemberAfrica
French Weapons in Sudan ‘In Violation of UN Embargo’: Amnesty
Military equipment built in France is being used in Sudan on armored vehicles, in "violation of the UN arms embargo" on Darfur, Amnesty International said.
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Oct- 2024 -30 OctoberAfrica
UN Agrees to Wind Down Somalia Mission Over Next Two Years
The UN Security Council voted to begin a two-year withdrawal of its political mission in Somalia, which has been in the east African country for more than a decade.
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Sep- 2024 -6 SeptemberAfrica
‘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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Aug- 2024 -9 AugustMiddle East
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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Jul- 2024 -8 JulyWar
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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8 JulyAfrica
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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3 JulyAfrica
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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Jun- 2024 -18 JuneWar
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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17 JuneAfrica
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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