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Dec- 2018 -12 DecemberMiddle East
UN at Yemen talks pushes for truce to allow aid deliveries
Before the scheduled close of UN-brokered talks on Yemen, mediators pushed for a truce between warring parties to allow aid deliveries
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12 DecemberMiddle East
UN identifies suspected Iranian anti-tank guided missiles in Yemen
More suspected Iranian-made weapons have been found in Yemen, the UN said in a report that will be discussed by the Security Council
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11 December
Yemen government and Houthi rebels list 15,000 names for prisoner swap
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels announced plans for a mass prisoner swap, exchanging some 15,000 names, as UN entered their seventh day
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10 DecemberMiddle East
UN proposes Yemen’s Houthis leave Hodeidah, place city under joint control
The United Nations has proposed Yemen's Houthi rebels withdraw from Hodeidah as part of a ceasefire deal placing the flashpoint port city under joint control
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7 DecemberAfrica
South Sudan armed groups continue to recruit fighters, UN says
All sides in South Sudan's conflict continue to recruit fighters despite a peace deal signed earlier this year, UN rights investigators said
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6 DecemberAfrica
US resists UN funding for African Union-led peacekeeping missions
A bid by African countries to secure U.N. funding for peacekeeping operations suffered a significant setback as the US proposed 11 conditions for the financing
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6 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen peace talks begin in Sweden
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels traded mutual accusations as they sat for talks the UN envoy described as a "critical opportunity."
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5 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen government and Houthi rebel delegations head to Sweden for peace talks
Yemeni government representatives were expected to join a Houthi rebel delegation in Sweden for high-stakes peace talks aimed at ending four years of devastating war.
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4 DecemberMiddle East
UNIFIL peacekeepers increase patrols on Lebanon-Israel border
UN peacekeepers said they increased patrols on the Lebanese-Israeli border after Israel announced an operation against what it said were Hezbollah infiltration tunnels
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3 DecemberMiddle East
UN to evacuate 50 wounded Houthi rebels from Yemen ahead of peace talks
Fifty wounded Houthi rebels will be evacuated from the Yemeni capital for medical treatment ahead of planned peace talks in Sweden.
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