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...
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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...
UN condemns Israeli assault on Gaza as unconscionable
The United Nations Human Rights Chief has firmly condemned Israeli assaults on Gaza, describing the devastation as “unconscionable,” Middle East...
Kenya: starvation sets in at refugee camps after USAID cuts
Funding cuts to food rations in Kenya have pushed hundreds of thousands of people to the edge of starvation, according...
UN’s push for unconditional Gaza ceasefire vetoed by US
The United States has vetoed the draft resolution of the UN security council urging for a ceasefire deal that is...
Rwandan refugees who fled 1994 genocide return from Congo
Rwandan refugees who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since fleeing the 1994 genocide were finally...
Ugandan troops breach UN arms embargo
Amnesty International has warned both the UN and the public in a new report of a series of clear breaches...
UN aid agencies forced to downsize due to US funding cuts
The UN has acknowledged that several aid agencies will have to downsize or reduce the scope of their operations following...
US admits to mistakenly cutting funds for UN World Food Projects
The United States has publicly admitted to mistakenly cutting funding to the UN World Food Projects. As reported by the...
China forced to pick sides in Congo conflict
China, which has long maintained a policy of strict neutrality in global conflicts, may be forced to reconsider its stance...
