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UN envoy arrives in Yemen for critical talks amid widespread famine fears

The UN Yemen envoy faced his "sternest test" as he flew into the rebel-held capital Sana'a for talks on averting all-out fighting for the port of Hodeidah and widespread famine

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US pushes back against UN funding for African Union-led peacekeeping missions

A push at the UN to secure financing for peacekeeping operations led by the African Union won backing from China but the US poured cold water on the proposal

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Central African Republic: Death toll in Alindao clashes rises to 48

At least 48 people were killed in clashes between rival militias in the restive Central African Republic town of Alindao last week

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UN draft resolution on Yemen calls for Hodeidah truce, free flow of humanitarian aid

A UN draft resolution on Yemen presented to the Security Council calls for an immediate truce in Hodeidah and sets a deadline for the sides to remove humanitarian aid barriers

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Yemen: Senior Houthi rebel leader calls for end of military operations ahead of peace talks

A high-ranking Yemeni Houthi official urged his leadership to freeze military operations and stop firing missiles into Saudi Arabia as the UN prepares for peace talks

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UN peacekeepers and DR Congo troops killed in offensive against ADF

United Nations peacekeepers and Congolese troops have been killed and wounded in an offensive against the AFG militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

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South Sudan military denies UN report of arms embargo violations

UN experts found violations of the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan, reporting "alarming levels" of sexual violence, hunger and human rights abuses in the war-scarred country

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France proposes UN peacekeeper support for Central African troop deployments

The UN Security Council is weighing a French proposal that would see UN peacekeepers support newly-trained Central African Republic troops as they deploy

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Clashes near Yemen’s Hodeidah enter fifth day as Saudi alliance circles key city

Government troops and rebels clashed near the Yemeni port city Hodeidah where hundreds of thousands of civilians could be trapped as war closes in

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Yemen government says it is ready to ‘immediately’ resume peace talks with Houthis

Yemen's government said it was ready to re-start peace talks with Houthi rebels, amid growing international pressure to end the conflict

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