International

Gaza: Hundred Of Families ‘Living In The Open’, UN Says

MANY displaced Gazans are living “in the open, in the parks,” Juliette Touma of the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has.

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Africa

UN Peacekeeping Mission Ends After Decade In Mali

UN peacekeepers are finishing their withdrawal from Mali on Sunday, after a long-running mission lasting a decade. Minusma – the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization.

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Africa

UN Halts Humanitarian Flights In Niger Republic For Lack Of Funding

THE UN and the World Food Programme on Friday warned that a lack of funding could lead to the imminent suspension of humanitarian.

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Africa

UN Mission In Mali Officially Ends After 10 Years

THE UN mission in Mali officially ended a 10-year deployment in the country on Monday, its spokesperson said, in a pull-out ordered by.

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International

Half Of Gaza’s Population Is Starving, United Nations Warns

A SENIOR United Nations (UN) aid official has warned that half of Gaza’s population is starving, as fighting there continues. Carl Skau, deputy.

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Africa

At Least 40 Civilians Killed In Burkina Militant Attack – UN

AT LEAST 40 civilians were killed in a militant attack in the northern Burkina Faso town of Djibo at the weekend, the UN.

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Africa

Translators For German UN Troops In Mali Fear Taliban-Style Fate

TRANSLATORS who work for German peacekeepers in Mali have told the BBC they fear for their lives as the UN mission winds up.

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Africa

Thousands Trapped In Somalia Flash Floods – UN

THOUSANDS of people are trapped in flooded areas following heavy rains in Somalia’s Jubbaland state, the UN’s humanitarian agency says. The heavy rains.

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International

UN Agencies Reduce Gaza Aid Operations As Fuel Runs Out

UN aid agencies say they have begun to significantly reduce their operations in the Gaza Strip because they have almost exhausted their fuel.

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International

120 Incubator Babies At Risk After Israel Cuts Gaza Fuel – UN

THE lives of at least 120 newborn babies on incubators in war-torn Gaza’s hospitals are at risk as fuel runs out in the.

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Africa

Peacekeepers’ Lives In Danger In Mali, Says UN

THE UN says it has pulled its peacekeepers out of a camp in northern Mali earlier than planned, because “their lives were in.

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News

FG Accuses UN Of Stealing N103bn International Donations, Threatens Lawsuit

THE Federal Government has handed a 30-day ultimatum to the United Nations and other international agencies in Nigeria within which they should give.

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Africa

South Africa Recalls UN Peacekeepers Accused Of Sexual Misconduct In DR Congo

SOUTH Africa’s military has ordered home eight soldiers accused of sexual misconduct in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The suspects were part of.

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International

Israeli Army Orders 1.1m People To Move To Southern Gaza

THE Israeli military has told the UN that everyone living north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to southern Gaza in the next 24.

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International

More Than 260,000 People Displaced In Gaza – UN

OVER 260,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, as heavy Israeli bombardments from the air, land and.

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Africa

Niger Coup Leaders Order Top UN Official Out Within 72 Hours

NIGER’s post-coup military rulers have demanded in a statement seen by AFP on Wednesday that the United Nations coordinator in the West African.

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News

UN Commits To Deepening Partnership With Gombe To Foster Development Across Key Sectors

THE United Nations (UN) has pledged its commitment to support and collaborate with the administration of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State.

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Africa

Sudan Leader Warns War Could Spill Over Into Neighbours

SUDAN’s leader has warned the United Nations his country’s war could spill over into neighbouring African nations. In a speech, General Abdel Fattah.

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News

Don’t Use Human Right Advocacy Against Our Economic Reforms, Tinubu Tells UN

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu asserted, on Wednesday in New York, that African nations will no longer accept a situation in which human rights advocacy.

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Africa

War Crimes Carry On Despite Ethiopia Peace Deal – UN

UN human rights experts say war crimes and crimes against humanity are still being committed in different parts of Ethiopia 10 months after.

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