Head of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, said during Thursday’s visit to the Imvepi refugee settlement that his agency needs $100 million to feed the people for the remaining part of the year. “We need the money and we… Read More ›
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UN opens international probe into alleged abuses in DR Congo’s Kasai provinces
The United Nations today opened an international investigation into alleged killings, mutilations and destruction of entire villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) restive Kasai provinces. The UN Human Rights Council, comprised of 47 countries, adopted the resolution… Read More ›
The African Union Welcomes UN Resolution on G5 Force
Faced with growing economic instability in the Sahel region, caused by acts of terrorism and violent extremism, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat has welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s authorization for the deployment of… Read More ›
ICC to deliver decision on South Africa’s failure to arrest and surrender Omar Al Bashir
Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court has issued an order convening a public hearing on 6 July 2017 for the delivery of its decision on the compliance by the Republic of South Africa with the Court’s request for… Read More ›
UN Migration Agency Briefs UN’s Libya Country Team on Migrants Held by Smugglers for Ransom
The UN Migration Agency (IOM), on Thursday with representatives of UNHCR briefed members of the UN’s Libya country team on the ongoing efforts to rescue what are believed to be up to 200 victims of kidnapping and torture in Libya…. Read More ›
Meeting on mapping illicit arms flows in Africa concludes in Addis Ababa
The African Union (AU) Commission, in partnership with the Small Arms Survey, co-organized the inception meeting on mapping illicit arms flows in Africa, on 13-14 June 2017, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The mapping study is being undertaken… Read More ›
Statement of Ambassador Smail Chergui, Commissioner for Peace and Security to the United Nations Security Council
Statement of Ambassador Smail Chergui, Commissioner for Peace and Security to the United Nations Security Council Mr President, Sacha Sergio Lorentz Sliz … Read More ›
Security Council briefed on proposal to reduce number of AU-UN troops in Darfur
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations are proposing 44 per cent and 30 per cent reductions in their troop and police presence in Sudan’s Darfur region as a step towards an eventual exit, a senior UN peacekeeping official… Read More ›
Angola: UN agency warns funds urgently needed as Congolese refugee influx overwhelms services
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), says some 30,000 people have arrived in Angola’s Lunda Norte province since April and there are fears that the number could reach 50,000, with about 300-500 people arriving daily. “Angola… Read More ›
