Peace and Security
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LIVE: Security Council meets on Venezuela, Iran, Somalia
The Security Council convened earlier today for a packed agenda, adopting a resolution extending the authorisation of the African Union…
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UN warns Sudan war entering deadlier phase as fighting spreads in Kordofan
The war in Sudan is entering a deadlier phase, the United Nations has warned, as intensified fighting in the Kordofan…
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LIVE: Security Council meets on escalating violence in Sudan
Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are set brief the Security Council this afternoon as members meet to discuss the…
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Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change
Past geopolitical tensions related to the synthetic drug “captagon” are now being mitigated with the Syrian authorities’ commitment to dismantle…
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Deep concerns for Palestinians amid intense Israeli raids in occupied West Bank
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed alarm at reports of a so-called “settler road” being built in the…
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UN mission’s exit marks milestone in Iraq’s post-conflict transition
After more than two decades working alongside Iraq through war, political upheaval and the fight against ISIL terrorists, the UN…
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Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate deepening crisis in eastern DR Congo
The UN Security Council meet this morning in New York to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic Republic…
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UN warns of ‘regional conflagration’ as DR Congo violence uproots 500,000
More than half a million people have now been uprooted by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…
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Sudan war: Aid teams say deal struck to reach stricken El Fasher
In Sudan, deep concerns persist for the many tens of thousands of people believed to still be trapped in El…
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Amid Sudan’s unimaginable crisis, its people endure with hope
As the world prepares to mark Human Rights Day on 10 December, the UN is warning that war-torn Sudan is in the…
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