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UN renews ceasefire push in Sudan

·December 27, 2025·1 min read

The appeal follows a peace initiative presented by Sudan’s Transitional Prime Minister during a Security Council meeting earlier this week. UN Secretary-General António Guterres “takes note of the peace initiative”, his spokesperson said on Friday, stressing that “the pursuit of lasting and inclusive peace is essential as the conflict enters...

Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east

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·December 20, 2025·2 min read

Resolution 2808 (2025) extends the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) until 20 December 2026, maintaining an authorized troop ceiling of 11,500 military personnel, 600 military observers and staff officers, 443 police personnel and 1,270 formed police unit personnel. Under the resolution, MONUSCO’s core area...

Security Council renews Haiti sanctions

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·October 19, 2025·2 min read

The sanctions regime was established in 2022 and includes a travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo. Panama and the United States drafted the resolution, which also renews the mandate of the panel of experts that supports the sanctions committee. It comes just weeks after the Council authorised a Gang...

Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call

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·August 21, 2025·4 min read

“It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire in Gaza,” the Secretary-General told reporters on the sidelines of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), “and the unconditional release of all hostages and to avoid the massive death and destruction that a military operation against Gaza City would inevitably cause.”...

Gaza: Guterres hails hostage release, renews ceasefire call

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·May 13, 2025·1 min read

Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old American-Israeli national and soldier with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), had been held by Hamas since the brutal 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel in which roughly 1,200 people were killed and another 250 taken hostage. He is believed to be the last living American held...

Afghanistan: Security Council renews UN mission as WHO warns of health catastrophe

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·March 18, 2025·3 min read

Unanimously adopting resolution 2777 (2025), the 15-member council stressed the “critical importance” of a continued presence of UNAMA and other UN agencies across Afghanistan. The council also expressed appreciation for the UN’s long-term commitment to the country and its people, reiterating its full support for UNAMA and the Special Representative...

UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza

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·December 31, 2024·4 min read

Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini made the appeal in a statement posted on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. He noted that 15 months after the war began in Gaza, “horrors continue unabated under the world’s watch”. 258 UNRWA staff killed Citing latest information from his teams, Mr. Lazzarini said that 258...

UN renews call to protect civilians, as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key Beirut hospital

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·October 23, 2024·1 min read

The strike, which hit the densely populated Jnah neighbourhood, also injured 60 people and reportedly damaged the Rafik Hariri University Hospital. At least three buildings located about 50 meters (54 yards) from the hospital are said to have been destroyed. The hospital, one of Beirut’s key medical facilities, has been...

Security Council renews Haiti mission mandate, calls for more action against gangs

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·October 1, 2024·3 min read

The mission was authorized last October to assist Haiti’s beleaguered police force. Led by Kenya, it currently has around 410 police officers on the ground and is expected to grow to around 2,500. For now, the country remains mired in crisis. The renewal comes as the mission tries to curb...

UNICEF renews school protection call in Ukraine amid ‘deadly reality’ of attacks

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·September 7, 2024·4 min read

John Marks, interim UNICEF Representative in Ukraine, issued a renewed appeal for schools to be protected as war rages on. “During the first week of the new academic year, educational facilities in areas including Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Kyiv, Lviv and Sumy were reportedly damaged in attacks,” he said. “Evacuations across...

Israel-Palestine crisis: Amid war crimes fears, UN rights chief renews calls to stop violence, free hostages

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·November 10, 2023·5 min read

“Water is scarce and fear is pervasive” in Gaza, Mr. Türk told journalists in Amman, recounting a conversation he had minutes earlier with a colleague in Gaza who had to flee Israeli bombardments with his family. “His children, aged nine and seven, are asking him questions he does not know...

UN renews commitment to Yazidi community eight years after ISIL onslaught |

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·August 4, 2022·5 min read

ISIL, also known by the Arabic moniker, Daesh, conducted a genocidal campaign against the Yazidis, whose historic homeland is the northern town of Sinjar. The atrocities they committed included sexual violence, mass executions, forced conversions, and other crimes. Trauma and perseverance “As we commemorate this traumatic page of...