Russian mercenaries accused over use of mines and booby traps in Libya
Exclusive: UN investigators say Wagner Group fighters did not mark mines’ positions and may have rigged bomb to teddy bear Russian mercenaries in Libya systematically...
Category : United Nations
Number of displaced people passes 100m for the first time, says UN
‘Staggering milestone’ calls for urgent international action to address underlying causes of conflict, persecution and the climate crisis, says high commissioner for refugees The UN...
UN human rights commissioner criticised over planned Xinjiang visit
Exclusive: Politicians accuse China of organising a ‘Potemkin-style tour’ for Michelle Bachelet A group of 40 politicians from 18 countries have told the UN high...
UN confirms death of one of last Rwandan genocide fugitives
Phénéas Munyarugarama is second person wanted for their involvement in 1994 mass killings to die One of the last five fugitives wanted for his role...
Zimbabwe denies harbouring deceased Rwandan genocide fugitive
DNA shows body exhumed in the country was Protais Mpiranya, Rwanda’s most wanted fugitive Zimbabwe has denied harbouring Rwandan genocide fugitive Protais Mpiranya after it...
Twenty-year search for Rwanda genocide suspect ends in Zimbabwe grave
Exclusive: inside the manhunt for Protais Mpiranya, accused of Rwandan mass killings and the world’s most wanted war crimes fugitive The 20-year manhunt for one...
Tanzania’s Maasai appeal to west to stop eviction for conservation plans
Thousands of Indigenous people sign letter to UK, US and EU protesting at appropriation of land for tourist safaris and hunting Thousands of Maasai pastoralists...
Boat capsizes off Libya, leaving 35 people dead or presumed dead
Wooden vessel launched from Sabratha, a major departure point for Europe, says UN migration agency A boat carrying 35 people has capsized off the Libyan...
Raising cash for water: why Somalis are bypassing aid agencies in drought crisis
Analysis: with more than 6 million people in need, there is anger at perceived lack of action from the government and the UN The UN...
All-female newsroom launched in Somalia to widen media’s scope
The pioneering Bilan project, funded by UN, will report on gender-based violence, women in politics and female entrepreneurs The first all-women media house in Somalia...
