Gambians Flee Ahead of Barrow ‘inauguration’
A worker at The Gambia’s main ferry crossing has told the BBC that thousands of people are fleeing every day ...
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Gambians Flee Ahead of Barrow ‘inauguration’
A worker at The Gambia’s main ferry crossing has told the BBC that thousands of people are fleeing every day ...
Nearly 2,000 Iraqi Troops, 900 Civilians Killed In November
Nearly 2,000 Iraqi troops were killed across Iraq in November as they battled to force ISIS extremists from the country, ...
Syrian Forces Capture Key Aleppo Area
Syrian government forces have captured a key part of eastern Aleppo, splitting rebel-held territory in two. State TV said government ...
Boko Haram Blocking Aid To Scores of Refugees In Cameroon
The United Nations warned Friday that the threat from Boko Haram jihadists was complicating efforts to help tens of thousands ...
Myanmar Wants Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya
Myanmar is seeking the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim Rohingya minority from its territory, a senior UN official has told ...
Peace Eludes The Worlds Newest Nation
On the eve of the fifth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence on 9 July, sporadic gunfire rent the air in ...
Brad Pitt ‘abusive Behaviour Investigation Closed’
An investigation into whether actor Brad Pitt was abusive towards his son in September has ended with no finding of ...
New UN Secretary General Asked To Avoid Double Standards
A seven-member cross-regional group at the United Nations has urged the newly appointed UN Secretary General, Antonio Manuel de Guterres ...
900 Civilians Flee City Ahead of Fighting
Some 900 people have fled the Iraqi city of Mosul and crossed the border into Syria, the UN refugee agency ...
Warning Leaflets Dropped On ISIS Stronghold
The Iraqi Air Force dropped thousands of leaflets over Mosul on Saturday night to warn residents of a looming offensive ...
UN Appoints New Secretary General Through Transparent System
The United Nations General Assembly today (October 13,2016) formally appointed Mr. António Manuel de Guterres, the former Prime Minister of ...
Portugal’s Antonio Guterres Elected UN Secretary General
Portugal’s former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres has been officially appointed as the next UN secretary general. Mr Guterres, 67, will ...
United Nations Appoints Portugal’s Guterres As Next U.N. Chief
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly appointed former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres on Thursday as the ninth secretary-general of ...
South Sudan Unrest Rises Amid Kiir’s Death Rumours
The UN has warned of increasing violence in South Sudan as the government was forced to publicly dismiss rumours of ...
UN Warns of Increasing Violence As Tensions Rise In S. Sudan
The UN warned Wednesday of increasing violence in parts of South Sudan, as the government was forced to publicly dismiss ...
Portugal’s Ex-Prime Minister Guterres Officially Nominated As New UN Chief
Portugal’s former prime minister Antonio Guterres was officially nominated by the UN Security Council on Thursday to succeed Ban Ki-moon ...
Portugal’s Guterres Set To Be UN Head
Antonio Guterres led the UNHCR through the major crises in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres ...
Rich Nations ‘shirking’ Responsibility To Refugees
Amnesty International has accused the world's wealthiest nations of shirking responsibility towards refugees, saying they host the fewest and do ...
Kenya Refugee Return Scheme Flouts International Law
Nairobi (AFP) - As Kenya prepares to close the world's largest refugee camp, a rights watchdog said the repatriation of ...