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The safety and security of United Nations peacekeepers remains a paramount concern in every theatre of operations, requiring more effective partnership with the Organization and increased resources, speakers told the Special Committee on Peacekeeping O...

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday officially replaced a key judicial watchdog and gave himself powers to sack judges, as well as banning them...

TUNIS— Tunisian President Kais Saied said the dissolved Superior Council of the Judiciary will be replaced by a provisional body pending the establishment of a new council.“It is a choice already made and Tunisia must turn this page and move on to clea...

The U.N. human rights office says it fears heightened tension between Hema herders and Lendu farmers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo may erupt into more violence following last week’s deadly attacks.At least 62 internally displaced members of t...

The BBC said authorities in Sudan briefly arrested three of its journalists in the capital Monday as thousands of Sudanese were in the streets across the country in the latest anti-coup protests in the African nation.The news outlet said in a report th...

UNFPA and UNICEF Regional Joint Op-ed on International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM While significant progress has been made in the fight to end...

NEW YORK — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday that the world is facing “a five-alarm fire” that requires urgent and united global action...

AMMAN, 19 January 2022 – “Over 120 grave violations against children have been verified across Sudan since the military coup on 25 October last...