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UN Aid Chief: Gaza War Must End

NEW YORK — United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said Friday that three months into Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, the territory has become uninhabitable and aid workers are left with the “impossible mission” of supporting more than 2 million people. “This
January 7, 2024

Big Story: Drama As Fearless Ugandan Women Storm UN Meeting, Attack Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka Over ‘Speech Of Lies’ On Human Rights (See Full Video)

There was drama during a session of the United Nations (UN) Committee against Torture (CAT) in Geneva, Switzerland after angry Ugandan women stormed the meeting and protested a speech by the country’s Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka.  The UN Committee against Torture’s session,
November 11, 2022

UN SG Warns Against Vaccine Nationalism, Appeals Funding For Africa

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned against “vaccine nationalism,” appealing for greater finance to secure inoculations for Africa. “It’s true we are seeing vaccination nationalism moving at full speed,” Guterres said during a virtual meeting with the African Union. The
December 12, 2020

ADF Rebels Kill 22 Civilians In DR Congo In Fresh Attacks

Islamist rebels hacked to death at least 22 civilians including 13 women in an overnight raid in the DR Congo’s troubled Beni region bordering Uganda, local officials said Sunday. Members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist-rooted militia that originated in
December 16, 2019