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In Africa’s Sahel, conflict and climate change force millions from their homes

·October 11, 2025·2 min read

The figure represents a two-thirds increase in displacement over the past five years, with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger at the epicentre of overlapping humanitarian emergencies. “Across the central Sahel, people are being driven from their homes by violence, insecurity, and the devastating effects of climate change,” said Abdouraouf Gnon-Kondé,...

Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors authorise new Gang Suppression Force for Haiti

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·October 2, 2025·1 min read

The UN Security Council has backed a resolution authorising the transition of the Kenyan-led support mission for Haiti into a new Gang Suppression Force, in close cooperation with Haitian authorities. US Ambassador Michael Waltz said it offered new hope for the country’s future as “a key first step” to address the...

‘Do not submit to a world ruled by brute force,’ Denmark urges world leaders at UN

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·September 30, 2025·1 min read

She stressed that the UN is “as essential as ever,” even as conflicts intensify, extreme poverty grows, and respect for international law and norms erodes. Since 1945, she noted, “more than a billion people have been lifted out of poverty,” life expectancy and living standards have risen, and a global...

‘Peace is the most powerful force for a better future’: Guterres

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·September 14, 2025·1 min read

António Guterres issued the call during the annual ceremony on the grounds of UN Headquarters in New York to ring the Peace Bell. Pursuing the cause of peace is “the beating heart” of the Organization, “but today, peace is under siege,” he said. “Conflicts are multiplying. Civilians are suffering. Human...

At least eight die in Red Sea tragedy as smugglers force migrants overboard

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·June 11, 2025·1 min read

At least eight people are feared dead and 22 others are missing after smugglers stopped a boat carrying around 150 passengers likely bound for Yemen on 5 June. “These young people were forced into impossible choices by smugglers who show no regard for human life,” said Celestine Frantz, the UN...

Gaza: New displacement orders force thousands to flee as famine looms

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·May 16, 2025·2 min read

In addition to ongoing bombardment, Israel issued another three displacement orders over the past two days, covering seven per cent of the total area of the territory.  Overall, some 71 per cent of the Gaza Strip is under displacement orders or in Israeli-militarized zones, where the Israeli authorities require humanitarian...

Lebanon: IDF tanks force entry into UN peacekeeping position, UNIFIL reports

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·October 14, 2024·1 min read

According to the Mission, at about 04:30 (local time), while peacekeepers were in shelters, two IDF Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate and entered the position. “They requested multiple times that the base turn out its lights,” UNIFIL said in a statement. The tanks left about 45 minutes later after...

Lebanon: UN Force condemns attack on peacekeepers

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·January 1, 2024·1 min read

The windows of a patrol vehicle were also smashed. The patrol was attacked on Wednesday night (local time) by a group of young men in Taybeh in Marjayoun district, south Lebanon, the Force said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “Attacks on men and women serving the cause of...

Migration is a fact of life and a ‘force for good’

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·December 18, 2023·3 min read

In a message marking International Migrants Day, the UN chief emphasized that migration promotes the exchange of knowledge and contributes to economic growth, but at the same time, “poorly governed migration is a cause of great suffering.” “It forces people into the cruel realm of traffickers, where they face exploitation,...

Civil society an ‘unwavering force’ for peace: UN official

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·December 1, 2023·1 min read

Elizabeth Spehar, UN Assistant-Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, emphasized the importance of civil society. “Civil society organizations are on the frontlines of peacebuilding, all over the world,” she said, adding: “As an unwavering force for peace, they are our strongest allies, from the grassroots to the global stage. We want to...

Haitian Prime Minister calls for urgent deployment of multinational force to quash gang violence

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·September 25, 2023·2 min read

Armed groups control areas of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and some towns, blocking roads, driving citizens from their homes, and forcing the closure of schools, hospitals and businesses. Lives in danger The “non-exhaustive” list of violations and crimes they have committed includes massacres, kidnappings, pillaging, sexual violence, human trafficking and child...

Kenya: OHCHR ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters

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·July 16, 2023·1 min read

The demonstrations began over what many Kenyans view as unfair tax hikes and rising inflation in the country, according to news reports. OHCHR Spokesperson Jeremy Laurance issued a statement condemning the violence, expressing concern over “allegations of unnecessary or disproportionate use of force, including the use of firearms, by police”. Reports...