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In an interview with UN newsMr Mohamed Al Hassan, Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) and WITH ME Chief said the end of the mission reflects how far Iraq has come since its founding in 2003, when the country emerged from decades of dictatorship, regional wars and the terror wrought by ISIL – better […]
Fighting broke out between rival armies in April 2023 following a failed transition to civilian rule following the overthrow of former President Omar al-Bashir four years earlier. Sudan’s military government has been battling former allied fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia for control of the vast country where more than 12 million people […]
During their mission from November 2 to 6, the three members of the Council for Human Rights-mandated Commission of Inquiry met with survivors, families of victims and human rights organizations in Kiev. “People spoke of unimaginable suffering – homes destroyed, loved ones murdered and lives turned upside down,” said chairman Erik Møse. The investigators – […]
UN aid agencies are struggling to access provinces overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebel fighters early this year, although dramatic funding shortfalls for humanitarian work have also contributed to the dire situation. Kigali has consistently denied providing military support to the group. Aid would be easier to deliver if air access were restored, WFP stressed that […]
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the cessation of hostilities, but said “the crisis is far from over and the needs are enormous.” He highlighted the toll of months of conflict: more than 170,000 people were injured, including 5,000 amputees and 3,600 people with severe burns. At least 42,000 women require long-term rehabilitation, and every month 4,000 […]
Some carried weapons of war; others, ammunition – the very things on which their suitability for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process they were about to embark on depended. The small crowd of locals gathered in Sanguere-Lim, Koui subprefecture, sounded heartfelt wishes to see off the fighters as they walked from the 3R assembly […]
UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents during the daily briefing on Friday that this also includes mortar shells and damaged rockets. Since the last cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel in November 2024, the UN peacekeeping mission (UNIFILE) has stepped up efforts to support the Lebanese Armed Forces in tackling illicit weapons and military […]
The sanctions regime was imposed in 2022 and includes a travel ban, an asset freeze and an arms embargo. Panama and the United States drafted the resolution, which also renews the mandate of the panel of experts supporting the sanctions committee. It comes just weeks after the Council authorized a Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in […]
Haiti is facing an acute security crisis as rival gangs battle for control of the capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, terrorizing local communities through extortion, sexual violence, kidnapping for ransom and murder. UN member states agreed to impose an arms embargo on Haiti in 2022 – so what went wrong? Here are five things you […]
According to the HRMMU report, between January and September 2025, civilian casualties were 31 percent higher than in the same period last year. monthly report published on Thursday. “The high number of civilian casualties over the past month confirms this year’s disturbing pattern of intense violence in Ukraine Virtually no day goes by without civilian […]
