UN’s Western Sahara envoy meets with Polisario chief in Algeria
Algiers – The UN’s new Western Sahara envoy met on Sunday with the leader of the pro-independence Polisario Front... Read more
17 Jan, 2022
Morocco backs UN talks on Western Sahara as new envoy visits
Rabat – Morocco on Thursday endorsed United Nations-led talks over the Western Sahara conflict, as the world body’s new envoy... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
UN wants $5bn aid for Afghanistan in 2022
Geneva – The United Nations said Tuesday it needed $5 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert... Read more
11 Jan, 2022
‘It’s time to end violence,’ says UN as it announces talks to help resolve Sudan’s political crisis
Khartoum – The United Nations will launch talks to help Sudan resolve its escalating political crisis triggered by last... Read more
10 Jan, 2022
One killed in Sudan protests ahead of UN dialogue launch
Khartoum – One Sudanese protester was killed on Sunday as security forces fired tear gas at thousands who rallied... Read more
10 Jan, 2022
UN to hold Sudan talks to end crisis after coup
Khartoum – The United Nations said on Saturday it will launch talks to help Sudan find an end to... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Nearly 400 extrajudicial executions in DRC in November, UN says
Kinshasa – Nearly 400 extrajudicial executions took place in the Democratic Republic of Congo in November, including more than 10%... Read more
6 Jan, 2022
UN ‘horrified’ by reports of massacre of civilians in Myanmar
United Nations – A UN official said on Sunday he was “horrified” by credible reports that at least 35... Read more
27 Dec, 2021
One in four Somalis face acute hunger due to drought, UN says
Nairobi – Nearly one in four people in Somalia are facing acute hunger as drought ravages the conflict-wracked country,... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
UN says probing possible rights violations in DRC
Kinshasa – The UN officials on Wednesday said they would document potential human rights violations committed during joint operations... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
