Peace and Security
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Three killed in attack on UN World Food Programme convoy in DR Congo
The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a World Food Programme (WFP) staff member, together with…
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Nuclear energy agency reaches temporary inspection solution with Iran
The UN-backed International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reached a temporary deal with Iran so that monitoring of the country’s…
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Secretary-General condemns deadly violence against protestors in Myanmar
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the lethal use of force against peaceful protestors in Myanmar, where demonstrations against the…
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‘Exercise restraint and calm’, UN chief urges after violent outbreak in Somalia
The UN chief expressed grave concern on Friday over an outbreak of violence in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Farhan Haq, Secretary-General António Guterres…
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Yemen: UN rights office calls for de-escalation in Marib Governorate
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, appealed on Friday for a de-escalation in hostilities in Marib Governorate in northern Yemen…
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Violence in South Sudan engulfs country, 10 years after independence ‘children all have guns’
Extreme violence and attacks involving thousands of fighters at a time have engulfed more than three-quarters of South Sudan, UN…
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Five million Yemenis ‘one step away from famine’– UN relief coordinator tells Security Council
Malnutrition rates in Yemen are at “record highs” as the country is “speeding towards the worst famine the world has…
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‘Put Syrians first…finally’, UN rights investigators urge after deadly decade of conflict
Along with an end to the “instrumentalization” of humanitarian aid, victims of Syria’s decade-long civil war and their families need…
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UN chief condemns attack on school in Nigeria
The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Wednesday’s attack on a boarding school in north-central Nigeria in which one student was…
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Food insecurity in Syria reaches record levels: WFP
The number of Syrians who lack access to sufficient food has reached a record 12.4 million, or nearly 60 per…
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