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After 35 years, UN Mission in Western Sahara closes; Guterres warns of escalation risk

After 35 years, UN Mission in Western Sahara closes; Guterres warns of escalation risk

The UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara is ending after 35 years. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday, November 1, that the missio [...]
US strikes $25m One-Year deal to keep maternal and newborn health supplies flowing to poorest nations

US strikes $25m One-Year deal to keep maternal and newborn health supplies flowing to poorest nations

  The US government has agreed to keep supplying some of the world's poorest countries with free medicines and equipment for mothers, newborns [...]
Somalia malnutrition funding drops 80% as child hunger surges

Somalia malnutrition funding drops 80% as child hunger surges

Funding to tackle acute malnutrition in parts of Somalia has fallen by more than 80% this year, Médecins Sans Frontières said Tuesday, even as one in [...]
UN condemns South Sudan army’s threat to ‘spare no-one’ 

UN condemns South Sudan army’s threat to ‘spare no-one’ 

The United Nations says it is gravely concerned after a senior military leader in South Sudan urged his troops to "spare no-one" including "children, [...]
UN does not pay Ghanaian peacekeeping troops $300 per day — GAF

UN does not pay Ghanaian peacekeeping troops $300 per day — GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has firmly rejected circulating claims that the United Nations pays as much as $300 per day to Ghanaian peacekeeping troo [...]
Galamsey pollution threatens agricultural exports – EU sounds alarm

Galamsey pollution threatens agricultural exports – EU sounds alarm

The European Union (EU) has issued a stern warning to Ghana over the continued environmental destruction caused by illegal mining, popularly known as [...]
“Every ten minute, a woman is killed by an intimate partner or family member” – UN Women for West & Central Africa

“Every ten minute, a woman is killed by an intimate partner or family member” – UN Women for West & Central Africa

Every ten minutes, a woman loses her life at the hands of an intimate partner or family member. This harrowing reality is highlighted in the “Femic [...]
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