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Jan- 2019 -17 JanuaryMiddle East
Yemen government and Houthis rebels meet on prisoner swap details
Yemeni government and rebel representatives met in Jordan for a second day to thrash out the details of a major prisoner exchange
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15 JanuaryPeace
UN peacekeeping missions threatened by $2 billion budget gap
The UN is struggling with almost $2 billion in unpaid contributions to its peacekeeping budget, with current cash balances covering less than two months of operations
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15 JanuaryMiddle East
New UN envoy for Syria makes first Damascus trip
The new UN envoy to Syria began his first trip to Damascus, facing the daunting task of rekindling peace talks and succeeding where his predecessors failed
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9 JanuaryAfrica
Central African government to meet armed groups in Khartoum for peace talks
The African Union said that long-awaited peace talks between the Central African Republic and militia groups would take place in Khartoum
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9 JanuaryMiddle East
UN Security Council to meet over Yemen observer mission
The UN Security Council will discuss a proposal for a new observer mission to Yemen to monitor a ceasefire and oversee a pullback of forces
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8 JanuaryAfrica
African Union and UN relaunch Central African Republic peace talks
Senior African Union and the United Nations officials arrived in the Central African Republic in a bid to revive a peace process in the troubled country
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4 JanuaryMiddle East
UN Yemen envoy to hold new round of peace talks with Houthis and Hadi
The UN envoy for Yemen will hold a new round of talks with Houthi rebels and the government as the UN said the Hodeidah ceasefire was holding
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Dec- 2018 -29 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen’s Houthi rebels begin withdrawal from Hodeidah under UN agreement
Yemen's Houthi rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeidah, the country's key aid lifeline, under an agreement reached earlier this month
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23 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen: Head of UN monitor team arrives in rebel-held capital Sana’a
The head of the UN team tasked with monitoring a fragile ceasefire in Yemen's port city of Hodeidah arrived in the rebel-held capital of Sana'a
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19 DecemberAfrica
UN Mali inquiry blames Dogon hunters for June massacre of Fulani
A UN investigation blamed Dogon hunters for massacres in central Mali that killed at least 24 members of the Fulani community
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