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UN extends mandate for UN peacekeepers in Western Sahara, with Algeria protesting over human rights
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted to extend the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Western Sahara for another year Thursday with Algeria refusing to vote in protest at the resolution’s failure to include a reference to monitoring human rights in the disputed north...
Sudan's warring forces are escalating attacks and outsiders are 'fueling the fire,' Guterres says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are escalating attacks with outside powers “fueling the fire,” which is intensifying the nightmare of hunger and disease for millions, the United Nations chief said Monday. Secretary-General Antonio...
War affects over 600 million women and girls, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 600 million women and girls are now affected by war, a 50% increase from a decade ago, and they fear the world has forgotten them amid an escalating backlash against women’s rights and gender equality, top U.N. officials say. U.N. Secretary-General...
Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital, top UN official says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Gangs in Haiti have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies, the top U.N. official in the country said Tuesday. Special representative Maria Isabel...
UN expands arms embargo on Haiti to all types of arms and ammunition
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand the arms embargo in Haiti to all types of weapons and ammunition, expressing grave concern at the extremely high levels of gang violence and criminal activities in the impoverished Caribbean nation. ...
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon staying put despite Israeli warnings to move
GENEVA (AP) — Forces in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon are maintaining their positions despite warnings from Israeli Defense Forces to move away, a spokesman for the U.N. force said Friday. Andrea Tenenti of UNIFIL, the interim force in Lebanon, says a...
UN envoy proposes partitioning Western Sahara
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy to Western Sahara suggested dividing the territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front as a way to settle the decades-long conflict. Staffan de Mistura proposed partition as one potential way to satisfy both sides and give...
UN Security Council voices 'strong concern' for UN peacekeepers after Israeli attacks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday as Israel has fired on and wounded U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting, reiterating its support for their role in supporting security in the region. It's the first...
UN agency for Palestinians warns Gaza aid work may 'disintegrate' if Israeli legislation passes
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday that if pending Israeli legislation is adopted, all humanitarian operations in Gaza and the West Bank may “disintegrate,” leaving hundreds of thousands of people in dire need as war rages. ...
Rebel group in Congo generates $300,000 monthly in seized mining area, UN official says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A rebel group in Congo generates around $300,000 a month in revenue through its control of a mining area in the east of the country, a U.N. official said. In April, the M23 — a rebel group with alleged links to Rwanda — seized the Rubaya mining area in...
