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🇭🇹 UN Security Council Approves New ‘Gang Suppression Force’ for Haiti
In a decisive move to address Haiti’s escalating security crisis, the United Nations Security Council has authorized the creation of a new multinational ‘Gang Suppression Force’ (GSF). The resolution, passed on September 30, 2025, transitions the existing, struggling security mission into a larger, more robust force with a stronger mandate to combat armed gangs that…
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🇨🇩 UN Report Accuses All Sides of Atrocities in Eastern DRC
A new UN investigation has concluded that both the M23 armed group and the Congolese armed forces have committed grave violations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since late 2024, including summary executions, enforced disappearances, and systematic sexual violence. The findings state these acts may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The M23,…
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🇨🇮 Ivorian President Set for Landmark UN Visit, Attends Key Palestine Recognition Conference
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – In a significant diplomatic move, the President of Côte d’Ivoire, His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, is scheduled to travel to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, marking his first in-person appearance at the global body’s headquarters in three years. The highly anticipated trip underscores a return to high-level, face-to-face…
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🇨🇮 Cote d’Ivoire: Tidjane Thiam’s Presidential Bid Blocked as UN Declines to Intervene
Tidjane Thiam, former Credit Suisse CEO and leading opposition figure in Cote d’Ivoire, will be unable to run in the October 25 presidential election after the United Nations Human Rights Committee declined to support his appeal to be reinstated on the country’s electoral roll. Thiam had challenged an Ivorian court’s decision to exclude him, which…
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🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea Accuses France of Neocolonialism over Seized Paris Mansion
Equatorial Guinea has accused France of neocolonialism at a UN hearing in The Hague, following the confiscation of a €100 million mansion in Paris. The property was seized after Vice President Teodorin Nguema Obiang — son of President Teodoro Obiang — was convicted by a French court on corruption and embezzlement charges in 2021. Obiang…
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🇿🇦 Nelson Mandela International Day 2025: The power to end poverty is in our hands
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918. In 2006, the United Nations declared July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day in recognition of his contribution to the struggle for democracy internationally and the promotion of a culture of peace throughout the world. After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela walked free…
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Empowering youth in agriculture could boost global economy, FAO report says
July 6, 2025 by AfricaNews, https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel A new UN report says young people across the globe could be critical agents of change for the future of food security, economic growth, and climate resilience. But coordinated global action is needed to unlock their potential. Bridging the employment gap for youth in agriculture could increase the global…
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🇭🇹 Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital, U.N. says
UNITED NATIONS — Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation, senior U.N. officials warned Wednesday. An estimated 90% of the capital Port-au-Prince is now under control of criminal groups who are expanding attacks not only into surrounding areas but beyond…
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🇺🇬UN judge jailed for keeping housekeeper as slave
A United Nations judge has been jailed for six years and four months for forcing a woman to work as a domestic slave. Lydia Mugambe, 50, was studying for a PhD in law at the University of Oxford when police discovered she had a young Ugandan woman at her home carrying out unpaid work as…
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UN-led Ukraine: Which countries have experienced international rule?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested an interim international government for Ukraine under UN auspices, recalling that “such practice does exist”. Where exactly? 🇲🇦Western Sahara (1991–present): This disputed territory, claimed by Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, remains under UN administration to help facilitate the self-determination process. 🇨🇾Cyprus (1964–present): The UN has been involved…
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