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UN Says It Alone Cannot Remove S. Sudanese Rebels from DRC

By Nick Long The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said Wednesday that it could not take sole responsibility for removing 750 disarmed South Sudanese fighters.

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UN says Climate Change Affecting the Poor Most

  Climate change is taking its largest toll on the world’s poor, aggravating existing inequalities, a new report launched by the United Nations has found. The report, titled Climate Change.

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Nigerian Leader Asks UN to Help Free Abducted Chibok Girls

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has invited the United Nations to help negotiations to exchange the kidnapped schoolgirls from Chibok for detained leaders of Boko Haram, a government statement said Thursday..

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S.Sudan Agrees to New UN-Backed Peacekeeping Force

By Lou Lorscheider Facing intense international pressure, South Sudan has recently agreed to the deployment of a 4,000-member regional protection force approved last month by the United Nations Security Council..

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S.Sudan: UN Authorises Deployment of 4,000 More Troops to Juba

The United Nations Security Council on Friday authorized the deployment of a 4,000-strong protection force in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, as part of the U.N. peacekeeping mission and threatened an.

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UN Call on World Leaders to Shield Migrants, Refugees from Exploitation

The United Nations has recently urged world leaders to do more to shield migrants and refugees, particularly young people, women and children from those who would exploit their yearnings for.

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EU Seeks UN backing to Enforce Libya Arms Embargo

EU foreign policy Chief Federica Mogherini has recently asked the UN Security Council Monday to authorize the EU naval force in the Mediterranean to enforce the arms embargo on Libya. The appeal.

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Central African Republic ‘must not become another Rwanda’ – Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon says the UN team heard “harrowing tales” during his visit to CAR The Security Council has approved my proposal to deploy a United Nations peacekeeping mission to the.

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Central Africa: UN Official Calls for Economic Reform in Central Africa

Carlos Lopes, head of the U.N.’s Economic Commission for Africa, says sustained growth in Central Africa is important for the region to tackle poverty, but it must transform its overall.

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Saudi Arabia turns down UN Security Council seat

Saudi Arabia has turned down a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, accusing the world body of “double standards”. The Saudi foreign ministry said the UN needs to.

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