Tag: UN
Kibaki urges WFP to resume operations in Somalia
According to Kenya State House governmental website, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has urged the World Food Programme (WFP) to reconsider its decision...
UN agrees to hand over Bissau coup suspect
The United Nations has agreed to hand over to Guinea-Bissau authorities a former navy chief accused of leading a failed 2008 coup...
Former Guinea-Bissau Navy Chief returns after failed coup
A former Guinea-Bissau Navy chief who fled the country after being implicated in a failed 2008 coup has returned and is staying...
Analysis: Algeria violence drops, Qaeda threat shifts south
An unprecedented lull in Islamist militant violence in Algeria suggests al Qaeda's North African branch is shifting its campaign of ambushes, bombings...
More than 150 killed in Congo attacks this week: UN
More than 150 people were killed last week in fighting between government troops and armed groups in the Equateur province of Democratic...
UN website details peacekeeper sex abuse claims
The United Nations unveiled a website aimed at improving transparency about sexual misconduct allegations and other charges leveled against members of its...
UN Council to put sanctions on Eritrea: diplomats
UN Security Council members have agreed to impose an arms embargo on Eritrea this month, as well as travel bans and asset...
Security Council extends UN mission in Burundi
The Security Council extended for another year the United Nations political mission in Burundi, calling for full support for next year's elections...
UN council exempts Liberia govt from arms embargo
The UN Security Council exempted the government of Liberia from an arms embargo slapped on the West African country six years ago...
UN Military delegation from NY visits the DRC
A high level Military delegation from New York led by Major General Abhijit Guha, deputy Military advisor to the UN's Department of...
Criticized UN-backed Congo operation to shut down
An UN-backed military operation in eastern Congo in which government soldiers are accused of massacring hundreds of civilians will end this month,...
UN envoy welcomes international help for Somali government
The top United Nations envoy to Somalia welcomed the announcement of a meeting tomorrow of over 30 countries, known as the International...
Mali plans to send military experts to Somalia.
The African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) says the government of Mali is considering sending military experts to the headquarters of...
UN experts get threats in inquiry into Somalia
United Nations experts investigating whether Somali businessmen are funnelling aid money to terrorist groups have recently received death threats warning them to...
UN suspends cooperation with DRC army units
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have suspended logistical or other support for units of the National...
Congo army retakes stronghold of western uprising
Government troops have retaken the stronghold of a local uprising in western Congo that has prompted around 145 000 people to flee...
Ethiopia rebels spread jitters in oil region
A rebel group's claims to have captured seven towns and killed 1000 soldiers in fierce fighting in Ethiopia's oil-producing Ogaden region are...
Protection force urgently needed in Guinea: ECOWAS
Guinea, whose military leader was the target of a botched assassination attempt last week, needs a West African protection force urgently, an...
Zimbabwe “blood diamonds” dispute breaks out at UN
The United States, the EU and other Western powers blasted the UN General Assembly for ignoring Zimbabwe's reported failure to comply with...
IAEA head to visit Nigeria
New UN nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano will visit Nigeria next week for his first official trip, a choice aimed at wooing...