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KHARTOUM, SUDAN | Xinhua | The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday called on all parties to the Sudan conflict to reach a humanitarian pause and to provide unfettered access to the country to avert a hunger catastrophe. “Parts of war-ravaged Sudan are at a high risk of slipping into catastrophic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Huang Xia, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Great Lakes Region, has announced a revitalized commitment by regional states to resolve the conflict in eastern DR Congo through the Peace, Security, and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic …

GENEVA | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board adopted a resolution on Sunday, urging for prompt and unobstructed humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip. At the request of 17 member states, the Executive Board convened a special session at the WHO headquarters in Geneva to discuss …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, drafted by the United Arab Emirates and backed by more than 100 countries, gained support from 13 of the 15 Security Council members, with Britain abstaining. …

New York, US | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres foresees that a strengthened Palestinian Authority would assume responsibilities in Gaza after the current crisis and international players would work toward a two-state solution. Asked about his vision “for the day after” in Gaza, Guterres said it is important to …

New York, US | Xinhua | The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has completed its accelerated withdrawal from three camps in the eastern Kidal region of northern Mali, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday. The operation was carried out despite deteriorating security challenges, said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Parish Development Model (PDM), one of the government’s latest interventions to lift Ugandans at the grassroots to the money economy could help the country achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if well implemented, United Nations (UN) officials have revealed. The government launched the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Susan Ngongi Namondo, the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Uganda has blamed the country’s slow progress toward achieving gender equality on negative social norms against women and girls. Namondo says there is still little belief in the country and parts of Africa that women …

Rafah, Egypt | Xinhua |  Twenty trucks loaded with humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Saturday through the Rafah crossing, the only border crossing between the besieged coastal enclave and Egypt, after a two-week blockade. The trucks were loaded with medical aid donated by Egypt’s institutions of the National Alliance for …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) and United Nations have rejected external interference in Sudan that could further exacerbate the conflict in the African country. This came during the annual consultative meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) and members of the United Nations Security …