African headlines
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UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC
UN Special Representative, Pramila Patten, expressed her ‘deep concern’ on Thursday over…
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Biodiversity Day: Protecting humanity’s ‘life-support system’
The theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity, observed on Monday,…
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UN peacekeepers ‘a beacon of hope and protection’: Guterres
The UN’s 87,000-plus peacekeepers worldwide are “a beacon of hope and protection”…
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Ukraine: Power loss at nuclear plant underscores ‘highly vulnerable’ safety situation
The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine lost all external power…
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Cyclone Mocha: urgent funding needed as hunger, diseases loom
As a clearer picture emerges of the trail of destruction left by…
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UN ‘determined’ to end backsliding on development goals, Guterres tells ECOSOC
Despite going into reverse on more than 30 per cent of the…
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Protecting civilians in times of crisis
Civilians continue to bear the brunt of conflict-related violence and destruction, and…
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Green light for global greenhouse gas tracking network
A hundred and ninety-three countries have unanimously approved the creation of a…
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‘No time to spare’: Israel-Palestine ceasefire holds, but hunger, tensions mount
Swift action is needed to prevent flare ups of Israeli-Palestinian violence and…
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UN and partners seek $7 billion to prevent catastrophe in the Horn of Africa
With “crisis atop of crisis” threatening millions in the Horn of Africa,…
