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Foreign

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 10 2

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 1

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 22

Africa

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 4

Africa

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 5 2

Africa

UN Security Council Ends Mali Peacekeeping Mission

The UN Security Council on Friday voted to end a decade-old peacekeeping mission to Mali, whose military junta urged the troops' removal as it aligns with Russia. The Security Council voted unanimously on a resolution that will immediately start winding down the Minusma mission, started in 2013 to prevent a jihadist takeover. The vote came two weeks after Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop stunned the Security Council by calling the […]

todayJuly 1, 2023 21

Foreign

US Calls For Orderly UN Withdrawal From Mali

The US State Department has called for an "orderly and responsible" drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, known as Minusma, following Bamako's call for its departure "without delay". "We are concerned about the effects this decision will have on the security and humanitarian crises impacting the Malian people. We will continue to work with our partners in West Africa to help them tackle the urgent security and governance […]

todayJune 20, 2023

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