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CONGO PEACEKEEPERS ACCUSED OF SEX ABUSE TO LEAVE CAR
About 600 Congolese soldiers to be pulled out of Central African Republic after allegations of sexual misconduct... READ MORE›
WORLD POPULATION TO HIT 8BN IN 2023, SAYS NEW UN SURVEY
By contrast, all European countries now languish with fertility rates below replacement level, meaning that populations will inexorably decline without large-scale immigration... READ MORE›
LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY STEPS UP CONGO ATTACKS AS U.S.-BACKED FORCE PULLS OUT
The United Nations has reported a surge this year in LRA abductions of girls and boys around ages 12 to 13, as well as elephant poaching in Garamba National Park... READ MORE›
CHINA CONDEMNS MUSEVENI'S CALL FOR IVORY TRAFFICKING PROBE OF ITS DIPLOMATS
The Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zheng Zhuqiang has condemned an order by President Yoweri Museveni for an investigation into ivory trafficking by two suspected Chinese diplomats... READ MORE›
THE U.N. ASKED FOR BILLIONS TO AVERT FOUR HUNGER CRISES. THE MONEY DIDN'T ARRIVE.
In South Sudan, the United Nations says that 2,800 people are fleeing worsening violence and looming famine every day... READ MORE›
CHINA DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN IVORY SMUGGLING FROM UGANDA
China on Thursday rejected allegations that two of its diplomats smuggled ivory from Uganda... READ MORE›
CAR TOPS LIST OF 'WORLD'S MOST NEGLECTED' CRISES
The conflict in the Central African Republic CAR is the world's most neglected displacement crisis, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council... READ MORE›
DR CONGO AUTHORISES TRIAL OF EXPERIMENTAL EBOLA VACCINE
On May 12, DR Congo declared an outbreak of the highly contagious disease, the eighth to date in a sprawling country five times the size of France... READ MORE›
FOR 2 EXPERTS KILLED IN CONGO, U.N. PROVIDED LITTLE TRAINING AND NO PROTECTION
She once confided to a friend about the ad hoc nature of her United Nations assignment... READ MORE›
EBOLA OUTBREAK IN CONGO FORCES RESIDENTS TO FLEE
The World Health Organization said Ebola has killed three and sickened 20 people in the Congos north since late April... READ MORE›
UGANDAN TROOPS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
The Ugandan military first arrived in Central African Republic in 2009 and a force of about 2,500 have been stationed there... READ MORE›
ORDERED TO CATCH A WARLORD UGANDAN TROOPS ARE ACCUSED OF HUNTING GIRLS
Joseph Kony is dead, announced American-made leaflets dropped from a helicopter in the Central African Republic in recent weeks... READ MORE›
WHO CONFIRMS SECOND EBOLA CASE IN CONGO OUTBREAK
The World Health Organization WHO confirmed on Sunday a second case of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo after an outbreak this week of 17 other susp... READ MORE›
EBOLA OUTBREAK IS DECLARED IN CONGO WITH AT LEAST 3 DEAD
Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Congo, With at Least 3 Dead... READ MORE›
EBOLA OUTBREAK DECLARED IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AFTER THREE DIE
Thousands more survivors have been left with long-term health problems and Liberia was only declared free of active Ebola virus transmission last June... READ MORE›
CONGO INVESTIGATES NINE SUSPECTED EBOLA CASES, INCLUDING THREE DEATHS
The outbreak could test a recently developed experimental Ebola vaccine that WHO says could be used in emergencies... READ MORE›
WHO DECLARES OUTBREAK IN DR CONGO
The World Health Organization WHO has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo... READ MORE›
JUBA IN THE SPOTLIGHT: ONGOING TURMOIL IN THE WORLD'S YOUNGEST CAPITAL
One year into South Sudan's new transitional government, Juba is still struggling to cope with insecurity, poverty and conflict... READ MORE›
US MILITARY ENDING ROLE IN HUNT FOR ELUSIVE AFRICAN WARLORD JOSEPH KONY
The US service member was escorting a peacekeeper from the CAR-based African Union force when they came upon two LRA fighters... READ MORE›
'THEY SLEEP WHEN THEY'RE TOO HUNGRY'
'They sleep when they're too hungry' South Sudanese trapped by war, famine grow increasingly desperate... READ MORE›
JOSEPH KONY IS STILL AT LARGE. HERE'S WHY THE U.S. AND UGANDA WERE WILLING TO GIVE UP THE HUNT.
The Ugandan military faced allegations that soldiers committed rape and sexual violence against women and girls in the Central African Republic... READ MORE›
SOUTH SUDAN REFUGEES RELEASE U.N. CONGO MISSION STAFF
They were among 530 people who have been living in the Munigi base, outside Goma, since fleeing South Sudan last August, U.N... READ MORE›
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NORWAY IS THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH
The World Happiness Report was released to coincide with the United Nations' International Day of Happiness on 20 March... READ MORE›
THE HAPPIEST COUNTRY ON EARTH THE WINNER IS
That boosted the per person annual income, as measured by economic output, to more than 100,000 -- nearly double that of the United States... READ MORE›
MUSLIM AMERICAN ACTIVIST VOWS TO HELP JEWISH CEMETERY WHERE HUNDREDS OF HEADSTONES WERE VANDALISED
A 26 year-old bodyboarder was attacked by a shark while bodyboarding in a dangerous water area on February 21, 2017 off Saint-Andre... READ MORE›
AS MIGRANT TRAGEDIES SHOCK EUROPE A BIGGER CRISIS LOOMS IN MIDEAST
The United Nations is urging countries worldwide to grant asylum to 130,000 Syrians in the coming year... READ MORE›
WHY TRUMP'S PLAN TO SLASH U.N. FUNDING COULD LEAD TO GLOBAL CALAMITY
Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations appointed by Trump, said in a statement on Thursday that in many areas, the U.N... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S PLAN TO SLASH FOREIGN AID COMES AS FAMINE THREAT IS SURGING
Last year, the United States contributed 6.4 billion in humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations, more than a quarter of global funding... READ MORE›
WHY 20 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ON BRINK OF FAMINE IN A WORLD OF PLENTY
UNITED NATIONS -- In a world filled with excess food, 20 million people are on the brink of famine, including 1.4 million children at imminent risk of death... READ MORE›
AS SOUTH SUDAN CRISIS WORSENS THERE IS NO MORE COUNTRY
MALAKAL South Sudan In places where the fighting is fiercest no one is even attempting to count the dead... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN PLANE CRASH MYSTERY DEEPENS AS OFFICIALS DIFFER
Metrojet officials also dismissed claims by the Islamic State that its operatives felled the plane... READ MORE›
AT UN POPE ISSUES SWEEPING CALL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
Standing before the General Assembly in his first speech here Francis endorsed United Nations efforts to reach a global compact to fight poverty and climate change... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN TROOPS 'FIGHTING ALONGSIDE ASSAD'S ARMY AGAINST SYRIAN REBELS'
An unnamed activist with the Syrian rebel group the Free Syrian Army told The Times The Russians have been there a long time... READ MORE›
CINCINNATI ZOO KILLS GORILLA TO SAVE CHILD
In the wild, they can be found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea... READ MORE›
EDITORIAL LOST VOICES OF THE WORLDS REFUGEES
In the many conferences and diplomatic discussions about refugees, their own voices are rarely heard... READ MORE›
DROUGHT TAKES TERRIBLE TOLL IN ETHIOPIA
The Ethiopian government has set aside nearly ?130m to deal with the crisis but the UN says a further ?330m is needed... READ MORE›
U.S. TROOPS HAVE TURNED TO SOME UNSAVORY PARTNERS TO HELP FIND WARLORD JOSEPH KONY
Military camps are located in the Central African Republic, which is still embroiled in the sectarian civil war sparked by the Seleka rebels... READ MORE›
READ PUTIN'S U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPEECH
Russia believes in the huge potential of the United Nations, which should help us avoid a new global confrontation and engage in strategic cooperation... READ MORE›
SOUTH SUDAN PLANE CRASH KILLS DOZENS; BABY AMONG SURVIVORS
Ateny Wek Ateny, a press secretary in the South Sudan President's office, said 18 people were aboard the flight 12 South Sudanese passengers and six crew members... READ MORE›
FAMINE-HIT SOUTH SUDAN HIKES FEES FOR WORK PERMITS
War-ravaged South Sudan has hiked work permit fees 100-fold for foreign aid workers to 10,000, officials said, despite suffering from famine... READ MORE›
GLOBAL POVERTY DROPS SHARPLY WITH CHINA MAKING BIG STRIDES UN REPORT SAYS
In releasing the report, United Nations officials celebrated meeting some of the goals... READ MORE›
UN PROPOSES STEPS TO CURB SEX ABUSE BY PEACEKEEPERS
Guterres also called for appointing a special human rights expert who would report directly to the UN chief to be a victims' rights advocate... READ MORE›
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: 20,000 STRANDED AT UN BASE
Kaga Bandero has been hit by a barrage of attacks by armed groups since September... READ MORE›
FOUR KILLED TRYING TO STOP ELEPHANT POACHERS IN CONGO
The national park is situated in an unstable region bordering South Sudan and near Uganda, where Uganda's brutal Lord's Resistance Army rebels operate... READ MORE›
UN SECURITY COUNCIL IS FAILING SYRIA, BAN KI-MOON ADMITS
We need some solidarity unity of purpose particularly among the permanent members of the security council he said in an interview... READ MORE›
PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO BOLSTER LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
We need good information, Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, said at an event to announce the new partnership... READ MORE›
SOUTH SUDAN FAMINE WARNING: LIVING ON GRASS AND LEAVES
Four million people in South Sudan are at risk of famine, according to the United Nations... READ MORE›
U.N. SAYS SOME OF ITS PEACEKEEPERS WERE PAYING 13-YEAR-OLDS FOR SEX
As the United Nations maintains nine peacekeeping operations in Africa, employing over 100,000 people on the continent, the abuses threaten to erode the organization's legitimacy... READ MORE›
REFUGEE CRISIS IN EUROPE PROMPTS WESTERN ENGAGEMENT IN SYRIA
To aid refugees fleeing the Central African Republic, for instance, he has to dip into a pot of United Nations money not earmarked for specific crises... READ MORE›
IN A NAIROBI SLUM THE POPE DENOUNCES A NEW COLONIALISM
After visiting the slum, Francis traveled to a stadium in Nairobi brimming with thousands of young people... READ MORE›
DOZENS KILLED IN CARGO PLANE CRASH IN SOUTH SUDAN ALONG NILE
The flight had been headed to strategic oil fields in the Upper Nile region of the country, where there is a large South Sudanese military presence... READ MORE›
UN ADOPTS AMBITIOUS GLOBAL GOALS AFTER YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS
The new goals follow and expand on an earlier list, the Millennium Development Goals, adopted by the United Nations in 2000... READ MORE›