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1948: UN invention records multiple languagesPrecision, speed and accuracy were the hallmark of a brand-new machine the UN developed and deployed in 1948 to...
WATCH Genocide survivor: ‘Football saved my life’ |
April 7 marks three decades since the beginning of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. An almost unimaginable slaughter, which saw an...
Energy America announces East Africa expansion
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IOM official in Sudan fears war could reach UN bases |
Nine months ago, UN teams in Sudan were forced to evacuate from their headquarters in Khartoum, as heavy fighting between government and rebel forces...
Rwanda to lead Africa’s burgeoning vehicle tracking market
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Tech firms join forces to boost SA safaris
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France Moves to Strip Citizenship From Pro-Russian Activist With Record of Antisemitic Barbs
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The French authorities have launched proceedings to strip the citizenship of a prominent pan-Africanist writer and activist with a long record...
News in Brief 23 January 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza fighting spreads into hospitals where there’s ‘no way in and out’ Amid continuing heavy fighting...
News in Brief 21 December 2023 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations. Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down: WHOThere are...
UNHCR assists thousands fleeing armed group violence in northern Mozambique
More than 70,000 people have fled their homes for southern districts since the start of the latest outbreak at the beginning of February, the...
UN honours 101 staff killed in Gaza conflict
The fallen colleagues worked for the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, providing life-saving aid to Gaza’s 2.2 million people, amid constant bombardment...
Synagogue in English City That Spawned Anti-Jewish ‘Blood Libel’ Vandalized With Antisemitic Slogans
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The sole synagogue in the English city where the first known instance of the medieval anti-Jewish “blood libel” occurred has been...
News in Brief 12 April 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza: No improvement in northern aid accessThe situation for Gazans remains dire, despite hopes stemming...
Syria: Political deadlock and violence fuels humanitarian crisis
Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, Geir Pedersen said that recent spike in violence, including airstrikes, rocket attacks and clashes between armed groups,...
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Make Own Decisions on Self-Defense After Meeting With Allies to...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Wednesday that Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself after...
US, UK, French Military Shoot Down Houthi Drones After Attack on Carrier, Warships
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U.S., French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen’s Iran-aligned...
‘Everyone in Danger’: Concordia University Refuses to Investigate, Punish Antisemitic Assault and Harassment, Students...
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Jewish students at Concordia University in Montreal must fend for themselves when their anti-Zionist classmates resort to assault and harassment on...
US Will Not Take Part in Retaliatory Action Against Iran, White House Says
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President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran if Israel...
News in Brief 29 February 2024 |
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‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
The “carnage” in Gaza...
Netanyahu Says Hamas Should Understand International Pressure on Israel Will Not Work
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his cancellation of a planned visit to Washington by top aides this week...
Explainer: What is the UN Human Rights Council?
Its new session beginning on Monday is the longest ever, running until April, and promises a packed agenda, with ongoing wars in Gaza, Sudan and...
Gaza: Less than 1 in 2 UN aid convoys allowed into northern zones this...
In its latest update, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that the first two weeks of March saw just 11...
UN launches investigation into Lebanon explosion that injured peacekeepers
In a statement released on Saturday, UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti, said that the casualties – three military observers from the UN Truce Supervision Organization...
