UN agencies ring alarm bell over hunger-affected South Sudan
South Sudan has declared famine in some parts of the country as half of the population is facing unprecedented levels of food insecurity. The country […]
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CAR: U.N. air strikes repulse rebels, kill scores
The United Nations’ troops have repulsed armed militiamen over the weekend from entering the town of Bambari, in the eastern part of the Central African […]
South Sudan Rejects UN Trusteeship
South Sudanese government this weekend rejected the United Nations’ trusteeship proposal, calling the international community to support implementation of the African Union-brokered peace deal rather […]
Somalia: U.N. Issues Pre-Famine Alert
The United Nations on Thursday called for a massive and urgent scale up of humanitarian assistance in the coming weeks in Somalia, as the drought-hit […]
UN Rebukes South Sudan over July Rapes, Killings
The United Nations on Monday accused South Sudan for failing to render justice after “grave human rights abuses” were committed during an explosion of violence […]
Two Moroccan UN Peacekeepers killed in CAR
The United Nations’ mission in Central African Republic on Wednesday said two Moroccan U.N. peacekeepers were killed and two others wounded by unknown attackers in […]
UN Welcomes Inclusive Political Agreement in DRC
United Nations Secretariat General has welcomed the signing by the opposition and the presidential majority of a political agreement on the holding of elections in […]
Somalia: 283 Members of Parliament Sworn in
Forty one MPs elected to senatorial seats in the Upper House and the 242 deputies of the Lower House have taken their oaths of office […]
French Aid Worker Abducted by Armed Men in Mali
Sophie Pétronin, the head of a children’s humanitarian group was kidnapped on Christmas eve by armed men in Gao, northern Mali. A local radio station […]
Gambia: Expatriate Professionals Call for Peaceful Resistance to Jammeh
Some fifty Gambian professionals, mostly living or working abroad, have invited their countrymen and countrywomen “to peacefully resist outgoing President Yahya Jammeh’s attempt to subvert […]