France seeks UN resolution naming Rwanda as backer of M23 rebels in DRC
M23’s lightning advance into east DRC being supported by up to 4,000 Rwandan troops, say UN officials France is seeking western support for a UN...
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UN alarm as M23 rebel group closes in on Goma in eastern DRC
Rebel group’s advance has had a devastating toll on the civilian population, UN secretary general says António Guterres has voiced alarm over the M23 rebel...
UN authorises new mission against al-Shabaab in Somalia
Resolution allows deployment of 12,626 personnel – but it is unclear if Ethiopia will stay part of peacekeeping force amid territory dispute The UN has...
Almost one in five children live in conflict zones, says Unicef
UN humanitarian body warns that dramatic increase in harm to children should not become the ‘new normal’ Nearly one in five of the world’s children...
Sudan militia accused of mass killings and sexual violence as attacks escalate
Experts fear reports of 124 dead in attack on villages south of Khartoum are significant underestimation Sudanese militia have been accused of killings, sexual violence,...
Almost two dozen countries at high risk of acute hunger, UN report reveals
Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Palestine and Haiti rated at level of highest concern in latest six-monthly analysis Acute food insecurity is expected to worsen in...
Libya central bank deal could resolve ‘all political issues’, says head of state
Mohamed al-Menfi defends dismissal of previous governor and says deal will bring back international accountability A deal backed by leaders on both sides of Libya’s...
US announces $424m in Sudan aid amid pleas to stop ‘senseless’ war
American envoy to UN urges humanitarian pause and says international community ‘cannot simply look away’ What caused the civil war in Sudan? The United States...
UN chief calls on Sudanese paramilitary leader to end siege of North Darfur city
António Guterres ‘gravely alarmed’ by RSF assault on al-Fashir as EU foreign policy chief warns of another genocide The UN secretary general, António Guterres, is...
Half a billion children live in areas with twice as many very hot days as in 1960s
Unicef analysis also finds children in eight countries spend more than half the year in temperatures above 35C Almost half a billion children are growing...
