UN official says Sudan paramilitary group is preventing life-saving aid from famine-hit Darfur
The United Nations’ top humanitarian official in Sudan says the paramilitary group at war with the military in Sudan is preventing life-saving aid from reaching many people in the famine-hit Darfur ...
China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...
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South Sudan: Chinese peacekeepers in S. Sudan earn UNMISS' "Green Camp" title
China's 15th peacekeeping engineer and medical units in Wau of South Sudan successfully passed the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) environmental assessment on Friday, earning the ...
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UN Needs Backup Plan to Keep Saving Lives
The United Nations leadership and its member countries need a backup plan to ensure lifesaving UN humanitarian aid and human ...
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In the US, and in SA, our politics have become weapons of mass distraction
The term “weapons of mass distraction” evolved from the similar-sounding “weapons of mass destruction”. That term was ...
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Draft law to undo Ireland’s triple lock system ready to be brought to Cabinet
A draft law to unravel the triple lock is ready for Tánaiste Simon Harris to bring to cabinet, amid a claim that Ireland’s international peacekeeping is being “held hostage” by the “dysfunctional” UN ...
Marco Rubio is visiting the Dominican Republic – but the crucial topic will be Haiti
People don’t talk about the Dominican Republic enough and they face a real challenge because of Haiti and the instability next door.” ...