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Ceasefire Declared in Aleppo After Deadly Clashes Between Syrian Forces and SDF
Ceasefire took effect at 3 a.m. local time on Friday
Fighting involved Syrian army and Kurdish-led SDF
At least five civilians killed, 27 injured, says UN
Around 30,000 people displaced from affected areas…
UN warns attacks on schools undermine right to education in Nigeria
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria Mohamed Malick Fall on Tuesday called for stronger protection of civilians and schools after a wave of attacks in Niger state in the north-central part…
OCHA says aid effort continues after political upheaval in Venezuela
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN aid coordination office, OCHA on Tuesday said that Venezuela’s political shock has sharpened global attention on a country facing one of the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crises.
UN…
OHCHR chief voices deep concerns over US military action against Venezuela, seizure of Maduro
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday reiterated his deep concerns that the US military operation undermined fundamental protections for sovereign countries responded to the seizure of Venezuela…
UNSG warns bloodshed, violence against protesters in Iran
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said that he was “deeply saddened by the reported loss of life and injuries,” resulted from clashes between security forces and protesters, according to the…
UNSC divided as Venezuela crisis deepens after Maduro captured, in US custody
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Security Council on Monday met in an emergency session to address the US rendition of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas, a move that has sent shockwaves through the region and beyond.…
UN officials voices deep concerns over ‘possible intensification of instability’ in Venezuela
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday told the Security Council that there must be “full respect” for the UN Charter in the face of the United States military intervention in Venezuela and seizure of…
Guterres says US military actions in Venezuela ‘Constitute a dangerous precedent’, UNSC meets on…
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday has said he is “deeply alarmed” over the standoff between the United States and Venezuela in recent months, which culminated on Saturday morning in the capture of…
WHO research shows COVID vaccines crucial in preventing severe illness
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – World health agency on Wednesday in a new research published showed that even as the pandemic has officially ended but up-to-date vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent severe COVID-19…
UN mission says Central African Republic elections results expected on 5 January
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic said on Wednesday that the elections results expected to be announced on 5 January.
It noted that voting proceeded largely as planned in the Central…