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Over nine million face hunger in war-torn northern Ethiopia: UN
International alarm is mounting about the escalating conflict in Africa's second most populous country, with fighters from the Tigray People's Liberation Front...
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UN to evacuate families of international staff from Ethiopia: document
An internal UN security order asked the organisation to "co-ordinate the evacuation and ensure that all eligible family members of internationally recruited staff depart from Ethiopia no later than 25 November 2021".
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Killing of protesters in Sudan 'utterly shameful': UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said her office had repeatedly appealed to Sudan's military and security forces "to refrain from the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force against demonstrators".
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COP26 strikes hard-fought deal but UN says 'not enough'
Rich countries stood accused of failing at the COP26 summit in Glasgow to deliver much-needed finance to vulnerable states at risk of drought, rising seas, fire and storms.
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UN says Ethiopia detains 72 World Food Programme drivers
The UN said that Ethiopia had detained 72 drivers working for the World Food Programme in a northern city along the only functional road leading into the famine-threatened Tigray region.
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Over a dozen local UN staff held in Ethiopia amid push to end war
The detentions in Addis Ababa followed the declaration of a six-month nationwide state of emergency last week after Tigrayan and Oromo rebels claimed major advances on the ground, raising fears of a march on the capital.
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760,000 people affected by South Sudan floods: UN
Eight out of South Sudan's 10 states have now been hit by flooding, affecting access to healthcare and other services, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a briefing note.
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UN rights chief decries 'extreme brutality' in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
The UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet's comments came after a joint investigation by her office and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) into abuses committed by all sides since the Tigray conflict exploded a year ago.
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International mediation under way to end Sudan crisis: UN envoy
Mediation efforts in Sudan and abroad are under way to find a possible solution for the country a week after the civilian government was ousted in a military coup, the UN envoy to Khartoum said Monday.
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Zimbabwe sanctions should be scrapped as they only worsen crisis - UN expert
US and European Union sanctions were first imposed two decades ago, targeting political leaders, government officials and selected state-controlled companies.
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UN chief 'very worried' over possible COP26 failure
Held between 31 October and 12 November, the Glasgow gathering is seen as a crucial step in setting worldwide emission targets to slow global warming.
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Poor citizens in Africa threatened by accelerating climate change: UN
In a report ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, the UN highlighted Africa's "disproportionate vulnerability" last year from food insecurity, poverty and population displacement.
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Over five billion people could have difficulty accessing water in 2050: UN
The WMO stressed that over the last 20 years, the levels of water stored on land -- on the surface, in the subsurface, in snow and ice -- had dropped at a rate of one centimetre per year.
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Ethiopia to expel seven senior UN staff for 'meddling'
The foreign ministry's announcement came as Africa's second most populous country held elections for dozens of federal parliamentary seats, the final round of voting before Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed forms a new government next week.
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South Sudan dismisses UN report on corruption
The UN's Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned last week that the plunder risks derailing an already fragile peace process in the world's newest nation, which has struggled to emerge from five years of civil war following independence in 2011.
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Unusual UN meet to close without Taliban, Myanmar speeches
The UN representative of Afghanistan's former regime was expected to defy the Taliban with an address on Monday after the group requested its new foreign minister be allowed to speak instead.
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UN head says world must change food priorities to save planet
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said food systems 'can and must play a leading role' in meeting its sustainable development goals by 2030.
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Ramaphosa urges world leaders to intensify fight against racism
With the meeting held under the theme: 'Reparations, racial justice and equality of people of descent,' President Cyril Ramaphosa took his time challenging his peers to lead the fight against all forms of discrimination.
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World powers agree at UN on inclusive Afghan government
China and Russia have described last month's Taliban victory as a defeat for the United States and moved to work with the insurgents, but no country has moved to recognize a government that includes international pariahs.
