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UN, Magdala Foundation To Amplify Voices Of Women, Children

The Magdala Unity Foundation and the United Nations Women are partnering to entrench equality and amplify the voices of women and children. President of the Foundation, Ambassador Victoria Ihesiulor stated this at a one day workshop as part of activities of this year's 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, in Abuja. Ambassdor Ihesiulor explained that the workshop is aimed at removing barriers that hinder women and girls from […]

todayDecember 1, 2024

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UN Fears 670 People Buried Under Papua Landslide

About 670 people are estimated to be buried under a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, a UN official says. The head of the International Organization for Migration in Papua New Guinea, Serhan Aktoprak, said the impact of Friday's landslide in the country's isolated Enga province was greater than initially thought. "There are an estimated 150-plus houses now buried," Mr Aktoprak said. The affected areas are in the highlands of […]

todayMay 26, 2024

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UN General Assembly Approves Palestine membership

The United Nations General Assembly has enhanced Palestine's rights within the organisation and called for it to be accepted as a member. Palestine has had non-member observer state status since 2012, which allows some rights short of a full member. Membership can only be decided upon by the UN Security Council. The US recently vetoed a bid for full membership, but Friday's vote can be seen as a gesture of […]

todayMay 11, 2024

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Russia Vetoes UN Vote On Stopping Arms Race In Outer Space

Russia has vetoed a resolution at the UN Security Council calling on all countries to prevent an arms race in outer space. The draft resolution, put forward by the US and Japan, sought to reaffirm a principle already set out in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. The US has warned that Russia is believed to be developing a space-based, anti-satellite nuclear weapon. Russia said it was "firmly committed" to the […]

todayApril 25, 2024

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Myanmar Junta’s War Against Rebels Displaces Millions: UN

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his deep concern over the escalating conflict in Myanmar. According to the UN, the number of people displaced by the fighting has reached two million, and the secretary-general appealed to all sides to protect non-combatants and open access to humanitarian aid. The striking success of an alliance of three ethnic armed groups in Shan State in driving the army and police out […]

todayNovember 16, 2023

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Africa

UN To Resume Humanitarian Flight Operations In Niger

The United Nations has said it will resume delivering humanitarian supplies and evacuating staff in Niger after the country's ruling junta lifted domestic flight restrictions. “The national aviation authorities in Niger have informed the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) that flight restrictions are now lifted for domestic operations, and that services can resume as of tomorrow,” the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairsv(OCHA) said on Tuesday. It said […]

todayNovember 15, 2023

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Africa

UN Peacekeepers Begin Sensitive Pull Out In Northern Mali

The UN stabilisation mission in Mali known as MINUSMA announced Monday (Oct. 16) their pullout has started from two camps in the tense Kidal region. The peacekeeping mission kicked off its withdrawal from Mali's northern region with the Tessalit and Aguelhok camps. Anticipating the UN disengagement, the Malian army landed two aircrafts at one of the camps at Tessalit. The army said the aircrafts came under fire from rebels during […]

todayOctober 17, 2023

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Kenya Ready To ‘Rebuild’ Haiti After UN Green Light

Kenya says a multinational security force will be deployed in Haiti "within a short time" after the UN voted to back the East African nation's offer to lead the mission. "This mandate is not only about peace and security, but also about the rebuilding of Haiti," Kenya's Foreign Affairs Minister Alfred Mutua said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). He called on international partners to help Kenya put together […]

todayOctober 3, 2023

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Sudan Army Chief Warns UN Over War Spill

Sudan’s army chief warned the United Nations that months of war in his country could spill over into the region, and he called for international pressure to be placed on the paramilitary forces he is fighting, including their designation as “terrorists”. Army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, speaking at the UN following a string of foreign trips, called on the international community on Thursday to designate the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as […]

todaySeptember 22, 2023