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DR CONGO CRISIS LIVE: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and coordinated international action’ over Goma

As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored…

2 years ago

UN officials call for ceasefire compliance after 15 people killed in Lebanon

The timelines envisaged in the November ceasefire agreement “have not been met”, according to a joint statement by UN Special…

2 years ago

Rights experts call for immediate release of Abu Zubaydah from Guantánamo

On Monday the United States military sent 11 long-term detainees from the facility to Oman after reaching agreement with the…

2 years ago

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

Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini made the appeal in a statement posted on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter.He noted that 15…

2 years ago

Patients of disgraced surgeon call reports a ‘whitewash’

Dean Stalham's daughter, Bunty, was born with a rare bone disease called neurofibromatosis. Over a 15-month period, Bunty underwent a…

2 years ago

Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call

The development follows dire assessments from UN aid teams about the cost of “relentless” Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs…

2 years ago

Rights experts call for immediate end to post-election violence in Mozambique

Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of the disputed 9 October presidential elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo…

2 years ago

NHS stroke campaign urges ‘don’t delay making 999 call’

NHS England says recognising any one of these signs in yourself or others and dialling 999 urgently is crucial to…

2 years ago

UN, INGOs call for immediate release of detained personnel in Yemen

In a joint statement, the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen, the heads of UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP,…

2 years ago

The two forces at work on Biden-Netanyahu phone call

The US fears getting dragged into a war with Iran, while some Israelis want to deal it a body blow,…

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