Tunisian torture victims go to UN over domestic court failures
Six Tunisian torture victims have lodged complaints with the UN Committee against Torture over the failure of authorities to secure...
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Algeria to lead UN Security Council meetings on Syria and Gaza
Amar Bendjama, Algeria’s UN envoy has voiced ‘great concern’ for the worsening situation in Gaza and announced a UN Security...
Sudan “rejects” UN-affiliated report declaring famine in the country
The Sudanese government rejected a United Nations-backed report on December 29th which reveals that famine has reached five areas within...
Sudan: US Announces $200m more aid amid famine crisis
The US has pledged another $200m of aid to Sudan, as one of the world's worst humanitarian crisis continues to...
UN proposes unifying election plan for bitterly divided Libya
The UN has announced a plan to unify Libya and break the bitter three-year deadlock of its two rival governments,...
Morocco rejects UN proposal on Western Sahara
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has described proposals by the United Nations envoy to partition the disputed territory of Western...
Western Sahara: UN envoy backs partition solution
The UN envoy for Western Sahara has proposed partition as a solution to the nearly 50 year dispute over the...
UN: concerns over deteriorating situation in Libya
Stephanie Khoury, acting head of the UN’s political mission in Libya (UNSMIL), expressed concern to the Security Council on August...
UN investigates mass graves at Tunisia-Libya border
The U.N human rights chief has called for an investigation in the desert along the Libya-Tunisia border following reports of...
Sudan: IPC warns of famine risk in 14 areas
With no end in sight for Sudan’s civil war, the world’s leading hunger monitor has warned that an unprecedented number...
Libya repatriates 174 irregular migrants to Nigeria
Libyan authorities have continued repatriations of sub-Saharan irregular migrants, as the North African country struggles to contain its illicit people...
Libya: G7 urges solution to political stalemate
With little progress towards a united Libya being made, rising international pressure to end the country’s political stalemate was reflected...
Internally displaced in Sudan conflict nears 10 million
The ongoing Sudan conflict stands as the world’s greatest humanitarian tragedy with internal displacement, food insecurity, and ethnic violence rising....
Algeria urges UN Security Council for action in Gaza
Algeria has urged the UN’s security council (UNSC) to act in Gaza, as Israel’s blockade, bombardment, and invasion approaches its...
Sudan accuses UK of meddling in Security Council talks
Sudan’s government has complained about an April 29th, closed-door UN Security Council meeting, accusing the UK of altering the agenda...
