UN: Over 300 civilians killed by Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo
At least 319 civilians have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by M23 rebels backed by Rwandan forces,...
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Sudan strained from cholera outbreak in Darfur, UNICEF reports
On July 3rd, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reported that across the five states that make up...
UN report: World hunger declines, yet Africa remains at risk
A United Nations report indicates world hunger declined in 2024 for the third consecutive year, although food insecurity deepened in...
Libya calls on international community to end Gaza blockade
On July 24th, the Libyan House of Representatives issued a statement warning that Israel’s blockade is causing mass starvation across...
Libya asks for more international help to carry out elections
On July 21st Emad Al-Sayeh, head of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) in Libya, met with Stephanie Koury, Deputy...
Trump withdraws US from UNESCO over ‘anti-Israel’ views
The United States once again withdraws from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), accusing the agency of promoting...
UN calls on Libya to investigate MP’s kidnapping six years on
On July 17th, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) marked exactly six years since the disappearance of a...
Israeli settlers accused of killing sheep in the West Bank
Palestinian Bedouins have accused Israeli settlers on July 18th of killing 117 sheep during a raid and stealing hundreds of...
The UN is not giving up the lengthy fight for Libyan elections
On July 14th, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) launched a new initiative of public opinion surveys to...
UN: 875 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid centres
At least 875 Palestinians have been killed in a six-week period near Gaza aid sites, with the majority being in...
France, Germany and the UK warn Iran of August sanctions
France, the UK, and Germany will work to restore sanctions against Iran by the end of August if no significant...
Sudan refugees in Libya to run out of food by autumn, says UN
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued an urgent warning that in two months time they will run...
Libya: eastern government calls for UN’s departure from nation
The head of the government in eastern Libya, Osama Hammad, has called for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya...
UN to present a new roadmap to solve the Libya crisis in August
On June 24th, Hanna Tetteh, the United Nations Special Representative for Libya, announced that she will present a political roadmap...
UN official warns risk of genocide in Sudan is ‘very high’
The risk of genocide occurring in Sudan’s destructive civil war remains “very high”, a top United Nations official warned on...
