United Nations

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World

UN Calls for Halt to Civilian Strikes Signal Shifting Western Stance on Ukraine Conflict

The United Nations has called for an immediate end to strikes on civilians in Russia, a move one Russian senator interprets as the...

World

US Pushes for Expanded UN Sanctions as Sudan War Enters Fourth Year

The United States is calling for tougher United Nations sanctions against both sides in Sudan's brutal civil war, hoping to force the warring...

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Canada’s peacekeeping retreat undermines Carney government’s middle power ambitions, warns South African envoy

Canada's decision to withdraw the majority of its peacekeepers from Africa has drawn sharp criticism from one of the continent's most influential voices...

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UN Rights Chief Warns Israeli Actions in Lebanon May Constitute War Crimes

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk delivered a stark warning from Beirut on Monday, announcing that his office has documented...

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Venezuela Withdraws From International Criminal Court Amid Crimes Against Humanity Investigation

Venezuela has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, a dramatic move that comes as the global...

MetroPolitics

Oshiomhole Condemns Makinde Over UN Investigation Request Into Oyo School Abduction

A fierce political row has erupted over the handling of the recent school abduction in Oyo State, with Senator Adams Oshiomhole launching a...

World

Israeli Ambassador Calls UN Gaza Report Biased, Claims Data Sourced from Hamas

Israel's Ambassador to India has launched a sharp critique of a recent United Nations report on Gaza, dismissing it as fundamentally biased and...

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Northern Nigeria Faces Worst Hunger Crisis in a Decade as Conflict and Funding Shortfalls Converge

Millions of Nigerians in the country's northern states are sliding toward catastrophic levels of hunger as escalating violence and shrinking international aid converge...

Politics

Opposition Party Accuses Tinubu Government of Creating Humanitarian Disaster as 17 Million Face Acute Hunger

Nigeria is confronting one of its most severe food security emergencies in nearly a decade, with more than 17 million people across nine...

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UN Human Rights Chief Issues Red Alert Over Atrocities in Central Sudan

The United Nations human rights chief issued an urgent "red alert" on Friday, warning that atrocity crimes may be unfolding in and around...