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26 February

Tension mounts in an armored vehicle belonging to the Temporary Anti-Gang Unit (UTAG), a unit of the Haitian National Police created in September 2023 to try to dismantle gang outbreaks in the capital, as the vehicle is targeted by projectiles during an operation in the Martissant neighborhood. Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 20, 2024.

‘Extreme Brutality’: UN, Aid Groups Warn Haiti Unrest Soaring

Haiti has seen a "wave of extreme brutality" in recent weeks, with numerous killings and thousands forced to flee their homes, a consortium of UN agencies, NGOs, and donors is warning.

22 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

M23 Pushes Deeper in East DRC, UN Urges Rwanda Forces to Leave

M23 fighters advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's east Friday as the UN Security Council called on Rwanda to stop backing the group.

22 February

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

US Proposes Ukraine UN Text Omitting Mention of Occupied Territory: Diplomats

The United States proposed Friday a United Nations resolution on the Ukraine conflict that omitted any mention of Kyiv's occupied territory.

21 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Burundi Forces Flee DR Congo as Conflict Sparks Refugee Wave

Burundi has "accelerated" the withdrawal of some troops from DR Congo, a senior military source told AFP Thursday, as the UN warned the small Great Lakes nation was seeing its biggest influx of refugees from its conflict-riven neighbor in 25 years.

18 February

War

UNPOL and Military components of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Peacekeepers Report Deadly Clashes in South Sudan

The United Nations on Tuesday reported deadly clashes in northern South Sudan which killed civilians and left a peacekeeper wounded.

18 February

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Fishing Trawlers, Not Sabotage, Behind Most Undersea Cable Damage: UN

Much has been written about suspected sabotage of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, but the UN says fishing trawlers are causing the most damage by far, rather than spies.

18 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo Denounces UN ‘Inaction’ Over M23 Capture of Bukavu

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday criticized the "inaction" of the UN Security Council in the wake of the M23 armed group seizing the city of Bukavu, according to a letter seen by AFP.

14 February

Africa

Sudanese soldiers seen in a convoy escorting Bashir back to prison after his appearance in court in Khartoum in August, 2019.

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Chief Says Flow of Weapons to Sudan ‘Must Stop’

UN called for an end to the influx of weapons fueling war in Sudan, as leaders gathered in Ethiopia to discuss the "unprecedented" crisis.

7 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo Conflict Advances as UN Warns of Regional Escalation

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern DR Congo as the UN warned the risk of violence spreading regionally had "never been higher."

5 February

Americas