U.N. agency discovers 17 new mass grave sites in central Congo
The U.N. rights body says it will carry out a global court investigation after the discovery of 17 new mass ...
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Chinese peacekeepers pass U.N. combat readiness inspection
The 3rd Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion in South Sudan has recently passed the assessment for combat readiness, by the United ...
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UNICEF to help combat outbreak of cholera, Diarrhoea in Somalia
The United Nations Children's Fund is scaling up its response in Somalia to combat a devastating outbreak of cholera and ...
Read moreU.N.’s World Food Program says three porters killed in South Sudan
Three men working as porters for the U.N.'s World Food Programme were killed in ethnic violence in South Sudan's Wau ...
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China urges support to UN’s probe into Syria chemical attack
China has called on all parties to give their support to an investigation by the United Nations into the suspected ...
Read moreUK says killings in South Sudan conflict amount to genocide
The killings and other atrocities going on South Sudan amount to a genocide and African leaders need to "step up" ...
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Risk of mass starvation rapidly rising in Yemen, Somalia, two others – UNHCR
The risk of mass starvation in northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen is rapidly rising due to drought and ...
Read moreZimbabwe opposition parties want U.N. to oversee Presidential Poll
Zimbabwean opposition parties are not impressed by what they call the country's electoral body's conduct of past elections. The now ...
Read moreSecurity situation in DRC remains a source of concern – UN
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Maman Sidikou, says “the deteriorating security situation ...
Read moreU.N. to deploy regional protection force to South Sudan
The United Nations will begin deploying a regional protection force to South Sudanese capital “in the next few weeks.” This ...
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