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African leaders on Saturday called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and reaffirmed their full support for seeking a lasting solution to the ongoing conflict. A “historic summit,” jointly convened by the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), two major regional blocs, was…
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The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Sunday expressed concern about the escalating violence between cattle keepers and settled farming communities in Eastern Equatoria State, which has reportedly left at least 35 people dead. Nicholas Haysom, special representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of UNMISS, strongly condemned the ongoing violence and called…
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The arrival of a previously little-known Chinese tech company has attracted global attention as it sent shockwaves through Wall Street with a new AI chatbot. On Monday, DeepSeek, a tiny company which reportedly employs no more than 200 people, caused American chipmaker Nvidia to have almost $600bn wiped off its market value – the biggest drop in…
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Israel’s demand that United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers withdraw from the Lebanese-Israel border “is a political and military strategy to get the United Nations out,” former Irish Army captain Dr Tom Clonan tells Sky News. The Irish senator, who previously served with UNIFIL in Lebanon, says peacekeepers are “the eyes and ears…
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It would be “absurd” for the UN-backed International Monetary Fund (IMF) to resume cooperation with Russia, Kyiv has said, following reports the IMF is planning to send its first mission to the country since it invaded Ukraine. The IMF’s Russian representative Aleksei Mozhin told Reuters this week that the mission – the first since 2019…
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Several communities in Somalia are at imminent risk of flooding as river levels continue to rise in central parts of the country, a UN agency warned in a flood advisory issued Saturday. Projections by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Somalia Water and Land Information Management (FAO-SWALIM) indicate a risk…
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The UN humanitarian coordinator in Haiti is calling for greater protection and assistance for people living in areas affected by the ongoing gang violence, said a UN spokesman on Friday. Ulrika Richardson, the coordinator, said it is unacceptable that people who simply are going about their daily lives and children playing outside and going to…
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The United Nations assembled a fact-finding panel to investigate an attack that killed one staff member and injured another in Rafah, in southern Gaza. A vehicle branded with UN insignia was targeted on Monday, prompting swift condemnation from international leaders. Initial assessments suggest the fatal shot was fired from a tank in the neighborhood, striking the back…
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The UN World Food Program (WFP) announced on Tuesday that it needs 228 million U.S. dollars between April and September to expand its humanitarian assistance efforts in Somalia. The latest projections for the April to June period indicate that 3.4 million people in Somalia are facing acute food insecurity, showing improvement, especially in rural areas…
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The US ambassador to the UN on Monday called on all regional countries to stop providing arms support to the warring parties in North African country of Sudan. “Armed actors in Sudan must respect international law and protect civilians, and recall the ICC’s (International Criminal Court) jurisdiction to investigate war crimes,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters,…
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As the humanitarian situation worsens in Gaza and pressure builds for more aid to enter the enclave, the British foreign secretary has urged Israel to “confirm that they’ll open the port at Ashdod”. However, Ashdod is in Israel – around 20 miles north of Gaza – so even if aid was to flow into that…
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The US secretary of state has given his latest update on ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. Antony Blinken said it was up to Hamas to agree to a ceasefire that allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza as well as talks on an “enduring resolution” to the conflict. “The ball is in their court. We’re…
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World leaders are currently at the United Nations headquarters in New York, and we have been listening to Lord David Cameron’s speeches to the General Assembly and the Security Council. He described the foreign secretary’s addresses as “strong” and “blunt”, adding that “you get the sense that that he has more confidence than other British…
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Russia has condemned America’s airstrikes in Iraq and Syria and called for the situation to be looked at by the UN Security Council. Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the strikes were “deliberately designed to further inflame” tensions in the Middle East. “By attacking, almost without pause, the facilities of allegedly pro-Iranian groups in…
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UNRWA funding cuts ‘a death sentence’ for civilians in Gaza Funding cuts for the UN Palestinian agency by some of the world’s wealthiest nations is a “death sentence” for civilians inside Gaza, according to the humanitarian organisation ActionAid. A number of UNRWA employees have been sacked after Israel claimed they were involved in the 7…
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The UN says Israel is “delaying and denying” access to Gaza for its agency workers, meaning they cannot deliver vital aid, fuel and medical supplies meant for the enclave’s civilian population. The update cited reports from the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which said it had experienced hold-ups and denials for the past three…
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