Peace and Security
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Guterres tells AU Summit: ‘This is 2026 – not 1946’ in push for reform
Calling for sweeping reforms of global institutions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told African leaders on Saturday that the absence of…
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World News in Brief: Deadly strikes in Sudan, health systems in South Sudan near the brink, Guterres calls for unity ahead of Ramadan.
A sharp increase in drone attacks across the Kordofan region in the centre of Sudan is endangering civilians and damaging…
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DR Congo: UN vows orderly peacekeeping transition as South Africa withdraws troops
South Africa has moved to withdraw its peacekeepers deployed at the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic…
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Sudan: UN rights chief says worse is to come without international action
As the brutal Sudan war shows no signs of ending, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday called on…
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Guterres condemns escalating violence in South Sudan as aid operations come under fire
The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the surge in violence across South Sudan, warning that civilians and aid workers are…
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Nuclear disarmament at breaking point as mistrust grows – but hope remains
The global system governing nuclear disarmament is facing its most serious crisis in decades, driven by growing mistrust among major…
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Gaza: Limited Rafah crossing reopening sparks hope – but also ‘massive trepidation’
The reopening of the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday after more than a year is being…
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Myanmar crisis deepens five years after coup, as military ballot entrenches repression
Five years after Myanmar’s military seized power and jailed the country’s elected leaders, the United Nations says the country’s crisis…
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South Sudan: ‘All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present’
Military tensions in South Sudan are “rapidly expanding” between Government forces and opposition militia as fighting continues in restive Jonglei…
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Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won and fragile’, says UNICEF
Reaching a single child in Sudan’s Darfur region can take days of negotiations, security clearances and travel across sandy roads…
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