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Africa
UN Security Council extends South Sudan mission amid rising instability
The Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for another year, as the…
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Law and Crime Prevention
Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli
A fragile calm has settled over Tripoli after a sudden surge of violence this week left parts of the city…
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Humanitarian Aid
Historic shifts offer Syria a path forward
After years of stalemate and suffering, Syria is beginning to see renewed international engagement. The United States, European Union and…
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Human Rights
‘We are still waiting for our loved ones’: Families of the abducted speak out
Two families – one still waiting for answers 75 years after a father was taken during the Korean War, the…
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Peace and Security
Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council
Nearly 13 million people in Ukraine urgently need humanitarian aid as displacement, psychological trauma and the destruction of essential services…
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Middle East
UN rights chief warns of increasing risk of atrocity crimes in Gaza
The recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further concerns over the commission of…
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Peace and Security
Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand…
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Middle East
‘Fragility and hope’ mark new era in Syria amid ongoing violence and aid struggles
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen briefed the Security Council on Tuesday, pointing to the devastating violence on the…
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Middle East
Middle East crisis spirals amid mounting civilian deaths, aid blockade
The Israel-Palestine conflict is descending further into violence, with mounting civilian casualties in the West Bank and a deepening humanitarian…
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Health
Afghanistan: Security Council renews UN mission as WHO warns of health catastrophe
The Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, as…
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