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UN agency says hunger 'catastrophe' threatens West and Central Africa
Prices for local food staples have increased to nearly 40% more than the five-year average and in some places have ballooned by over 200%, according to a...
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65,000 flee attacks on northeast Nigeria town: UN
Fighters from the so-called Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed the town in Borno state three times in a week to strike a military garrison, burning homes and a UN office and killing at least 12 people.
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UN to maintain Afghanistan mission after US, Nato withdrawal
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is a small political operation comprised of approximately 1,200 employees, the vast majority of whom are Afghan nationals, and does not include peacekeepers.
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UN warns of crisis for Mozambique children after attacks
Alone after being separated from her family in a jihadist attack, one six-year-old girl wandered through the brush of northern Mozambique for four days before being taken in by Unicef.
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Violence in DR Congo's Goma kills 10, protests banned: official
Governor Charly Nzanzu Kasivita also signed orders banning 'all public protests' in the province and closing off a commune in Goma and a neighbouring territory.
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Dlamini-Zuma wants implementation of district model ramped up
Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has singled out the lack of implementation of government policies as the reason for poor delivery and not a lack of ideas.
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Over 8,000 Mozambique attack survivors find refuge: UN
Dozens have been killed and many more are still missing in a coordinated attack seen as the biggest escalation of an Islamist insurgency that has battered Cabo Delgado province since 2017.
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UN cites reports of 'scores killed' by Myanmar military
The army has cracked down on an uprising demanding a return to democracy since generals ousted and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in February.
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Floyd murder trial 'defining' chance for justice: UN rights chief
However, it is a chance denied to countless other families, because "so many cases" involving the deaths of people of African descent never make it to court, Bachelet told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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UN sounds alarm on South Asia child deaths due to COVID
The estimates were based on actual observed changes and modelling exercises using data from before the pandemic in South Asia, where in 2019 alone 1.4 million children under five died, 63% of them newborn babies.
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UN says $1 billion needed for Nigeria humanitarian crisis
Despite ongoing military operations to end a decade-long jihadist insurgency, the conflict continues to kill and force people from their homes.
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UN chief calls to combat violence against women
During the pandemic, women have been more exposed than men to harmful consequences, Guterres said, citing loss of jobs, sexual abuse or child marriage.
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Britain tells citizens to quit Myanmar, Suu Kyi lawyer denies graft
The military authorities are cracking down with increasing severity on daily protests against their 1 February coup, with at least 70 people killed according to the UN's top rights expert on the country.
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UN chief warns of risk of famine for millions around the world
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said over 30 million people in more than three dozen countries are 'just one step away' from a declaration of famine.
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UN Security Council 'strongly condemns' Myanmar military's violence
The new statement criticises the military in Myanmar, saying the council 'strongly condemns the use of violence against peaceful protesters, including against women, youth and children'.
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Myanmar security forces fire at protesters as UN says 38 dead
Myanmar has been in uproar since 1 February when the military ousted and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, ending the nation's decade-long experiment with democracy and sparking daily mass protests.
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UN meeting sought as Myanmar forces fire on anti-coup protests
The UN meeting would be behind closed doors at 1500 GMT under London's proposal, the sources said, as were the Council's discussions a day after the coup.
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Jihadists attack UN base in Nigeria, trapping 25 aid workers
Scores of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters invaded the town of Dikwa, dislodging troops from the military base and torching the UN hub.
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UN experts urge global probe of Navalny poisoning
The 44-year-old spent months recuperating from the near-fatal poisoning with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok that he claims was ordered by Putin - a claim the Kremlin has repeatedly denied.
