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REUTERS/UN Resolution On Gaza Plan Authorizes International Force

UN Resolution On Gaza Plan Authorizes International Force

November 17, 2025 11:53 pm

The UN Security Council on Monday approved a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the war in Gaza and establishing an international stabilization force to help secure and rebuild the territory.

The measure, adopted after weeks of negotiations, is widely viewed as a critical step toward implementing the first phase of Trump’s 20-point framework, a ceasefire and hostage-release deal that Israel and Hamas accepted last month. Council support is expected to reassure governments weighing whether to contribute troops or resources to Gaza’s transitional administration.

The resolution authorizes member states to participate in the Trump-chaired Board of …

UN Lifts Sanctions On Syria’s President Ahmed Al-Sharaa

UN Lifts Sanctions On Syria’s President Ahmed Al-Sharaa

November 7, 2025 3:24 am

The United Nations Security Council voted on Thursday to lift long-standing sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab, paving the way for a major diplomatic thaw between Damascus and Washington.

The U.S.-drafted resolution passed with 14 votes in favor and one abstention from China, marking a decisive shift after more than a decade of punitive measures tied to Syria’s civil war.

The resolution comes days before President Ahmed al-Sharaa is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, the first such meeting between the two countries’ leaders since Syria’s political transition …

China-Africa Ties Economic Bonds And Political Effects

China-Africa Ties: Economic Bonds And Political Effects

October 23, 2023 1:47 am

The 21st century has witnessed the meteoric rise of China as a global powerhouse, orchestrating vast economic and infrastructural projects that span continents. At the heart of this global outreach, the African continent emerges as a focal point of Beijing’s ambitions. While historically, the West, particularly former colonial powers, played a dominant role in Africa’s foreign affairs, recent decades have seen China manoeuvre itself into a position of influence, eclipsing many traditional partners.

Africa, with its vast reserves of minerals, untapped natural resources, and burgeoning markets, presents a tantalising prospect for China’s resource-intensive growth model. The Belt and Road Initiative …

Botswana Smashes ‘Historic’ UN Goal Against HIV

Botswana Smashes ‘Historic’ UN Goal Against HIV

July 28, 2022 3:46 am

Botswana has officially become the second nation in the world, after Eswatini, to reach a landmark UN goal towards eradicating AIDS, researchers revealed Wednesday, in what health experts have described as ‘stellar results’.

Africa Today News, New York reports that the country has now met the so-called ’95-95-95′ target on HIV diagnosis, treatment and viral suppression several years early, according to a study published ahead of a global conference on the disease.

Currently about one in five people in Botswana live with the virus — one of the highest rates in the world — according to the UN AIDS agency …

World Population To Hit Over 8bn By 2030, UN Confirms

World Population To Hit Over 8bn By 2030, UN Confirms

July 12, 2022 4:28 am

According to the most recent UN projections, the population of the world could increase to over 8.5 billion people in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and then peak at about 10.4 billion during the 2080s. Up until 2100, the population is anticipated to stay at that level.

The annual study, which was released on Monday in conjunction with World Population Day, also observed that, having decreased to less than 1% in 2020, the pace of population growth worldwide is at its lowest level since 1950.

Fertility, the report declares, has fallen markedly in recent decades for many countries: today, two-thirds …

The ‘Age Of Fossil Fuels’ Must Be Brought To An End - UN

The ‘Age Of Fossil Fuels’ Must Be Brought To An End – UN

June 18, 2022 5:05 am

A UN chief yesterday launched an all-out attack on the fossil fuel industry, accusing it of holding ‘humanity by the throat’ while also appealing to the world’s major economies to ‘end the age of fossil fuels.’

Antonio Guterres made the call in a speech to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, he said ‘Nothing could be more clear or present than the danger of fossil fuel expansion’ he added.

The virtual meeting, hosted by US President Joe Biden, brings together countries representing 80 percent of global GDP, population, and greenhouse gas emissions, the White House said.

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Zelensky Calls For Russia's Expulsion From UN Agency

Zelenskyy Calls For Russia’s Expulsion From UN Food Agency

June 10, 2022 4:20 am

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on world leaders to expel Russia from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, blaming Moscow for spurring the global grain crisis by invading his country.

‘There can’t be any discussion on prolonging Russia’s membership in the FAO,’ Zelenskyy told delegates at a Paris meeting of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) by video link on Thursday.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the FAO which is active in 130 countries worldwide, has the mission to ‘achieve food security for all’.

‘What is there for Russia to do (in the …

UN Frowns At ‘Shocking’ Christian-Muslim Clashes In Ethiopia

UN Frowns At ‘Shocking’ Christian-Muslim Clashes In Ethiopia

May 8, 2022 2:07 am

The UN human rights chief on Saturday raised serious alarm at recent deadly clashes between Muslims and Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia while calling on authorities to investigate and bring perpetrators to justice.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said she was “deeply distressed” by the violence that erupted late last month in northern Ethiopia, reportedly killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 100 others.

The clashes began in Gondar city in the Amhara region on April 26, reportedly in connection with a land dispute, before quickly spreading to other regions and the Ethiopian capital Addis …

Ukraine UN Security Council Backs ‘Peaceful’ Solution

Ukraine: UN Security Council Backs ‘Peaceful’ Resolution

May 7, 2022 2:19 am

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted its first declaration on Ukraine since Russia’s February invasion backing the Secretary-General’s efforts to find a ‘peaceful solution’ to ongoing the war.

The declaration, drafted by Norway and Mexico and obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, stopped short of supporting a mediation effort by Antonio Guterres, as was laid out in an earlier version of the text.

‘The Security Council expresses deep concern regarding the maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine,’ the text adopted Friday stated.

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Guterres Set To Meet Ex-Boko Haram Terrorists In Nigeria

Guterres Set To Meet Ex-Boko Haram Terrorists In Nigeria

May 4, 2022 2:04 am

UN Secretary General António Guterres on Tuesday arrived in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on the third and final leg of his tour of West Africa.

Mr Guterres was initially scheduled to travel to the town of Banki, near the Cameroonian border, to meet victims of the Boko Haram insurgency to highlight the humanitarian crisis in the region. But officials say that trip has now been cancelled.

Rather, Mr Guterres is meeting victims of the conflict in the city of Maiduguri as well as former Boko Haram militants who have laid down their arms, renounced violence and surrendered to …

Malawi Govt Orders Thousands Of Refugees Back To Camp

Malawi Govt Orders Thousands Of Refugees Back To Camp

May 7, 2021 8:09 am

According to a UN forecast, there are around 2,000 refugees residing outside the camp at Dzaleka, about 40 kilometers (30 miles) north of the capital Lilongwe most of which has been ordered into a camp by Malawian authorities.

Many have lived there for years, setting up businesses in the town or marrying Malawians and having children with them.

But the government argues they pose a potential danger to national security by living among locals.

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‘We are not chasing them, and we just want them to be where they should …

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Nigeria Lost 45,000 People To HIV Last Year – United Nations

November 28, 2020 5:50 am

The United Nations (UN) Joint Team on HIV/AIDS has revealed that Nigeria lost at least 45,000 people living with HIV to death last year.

This was made known in Abuja by Dr. Fiona Braka from World Health Organization (WHO), representing the United Nations Joint Team on HIV/AIDS, who during press conference to commemorate this year’s World AIDS Day commended the country’s effort in achieving 73 percent coverage with respect to people knowing their HIV status, but however noted that more needs to be done to get more people tested in order to meet the UNAIDS target of ensuring that by …

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