Category: United Nations
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๐ช๐ฌ Egypt hosts 1.2 million Sudanese, with ‘hundreds’ arriving daily: UN
Hundreds of people fleeing war-torn Sudan arrive in neighbouring Egypt every day, a UN official said Sunday, adding to more than 1.2 million who have found refuge there, according to official figures. The war between rival Sudanese generals since April 2023 has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than 11 million, with…
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๐ช๐ฌ Egyptians forced to exhume relatives as historic cemetery is demolished
Families in Cairo, Egypt have had to exhume the mortal remains of their deceased relatives because the government is demolishing parts of historic cemeteries for a new infrastructure project. Authorities say the project will create roads and bridges to ease traffic in the overcrowded city, which has around 22 million people. The work is taking…
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๐ฌ๐ญ UN mission in Mali’s withdrawal complete by mid-November according to the government
The UN’s mission in Mali, forced to pull out of the country last year, will be completely gone by mid-November, the government has said. The UN stabilisation mission (MINUSMA) had been in place since 2013 but ended on December 31 after Mali’s military leaders ordered it to leave amid deteriorating relations. It had previously maintained…
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๐ธ๐ณ Senegal calls for justice ahead of UN climate summit
Around 50 Senegalese women activists took to the streets of Dakar to demand climate justice for developing countries. The march took place ahead of the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29). The women marched through the historic Medina district carrying banners and signs calling for the protection of Senegal’s resources and the reduction of greenhouse…
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Africa Skills Week (ASW) 2024
Africa Skills Week (ASW) 2024, held in Accra from October 14 to 18, drew to a triumphant close with a bold call to institutionalize the event as a biennial gathering aimed at promoting dialogue, experience sharing, and collaboration on skills development and employment in Africa.ย Themed โSkills and jobs for the 21st century: quality skills…
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UNESCO has declared Rabat World Book Capital for 2026
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has announced the designation of Rabat, Morocco, as the capital of World Book Day 2026. The year of celebrations will begin on April 23, World Book and Copyright Day. “Rabat is a cultural crossroads where books help transmit knowledge and art in all their diversity. The growing local book industry also…
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UN says Congo rebels generating $300,000 monthly in seized mining area
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have consolidated control over the Rubaya coltan-mining region, imposing a production tax estimated to generate around $300,000 in monthly revenue, the United Nations security council heard on Monday. The M23 movement, a Tutsi-led organization purportedly backed by Rwanda, seized the area, which produces minerals used in smartphones and…
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Amadou Mahtar M’Bow dies at 103 -1st African to Head Major Global Institution
Amadou Mahtar M’Bow, who served as the 6th Director-General of Unesco and the first African to head an international organisation, is being remembered for his leading role in advocating a New World Information and Communication Order. Mbow died in Dakar on September 24th at age 103. As head of the UN agency responsible for promoting…
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General Debate of the 79th Sessionof the UN General Assembly
Featured African speakers: South African President Cyril RamaphosaSierra Leonean President Julius Maada BioAngolan President Joรฃo Manuel Gonรงalves LourenรงoMauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El GhazouaniNigerian Vice President Kashim ShettimaMoroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch
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