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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says it has deployed troops to secure a corridor for people fleeing more violence in the east. The mission, MONUSCO, said some 1,000 displaced people have been…

Somalian government is working to rescue the passengers of a U.N. helicopter that was captured by al Shabaab militants, a spokesperson said, but military officers said it would be difficult to access the area where they were taken. The…

Morocco won a vote to lead the United Nations Human Rights Council after a heated showdown with South Africa, which said Rabat's human rights record made it unfit to preside over the body. The Moroccan candidate, Ambassador Omar Zniber,…

The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, is poised to complete its withdrawal from the country on Sunday, the United Nations said in a statement. Security experts warn the area could now become the focus of a struggle in the north…

The UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA) officially handed over to the national authorities one of its last camps in a large city in the north of the country, Timbuktu, before the end of its final withdrawal. The MINUSMA sites of Gao and…

Fighting that has raged since April in Sudan between the army and paramilitaries has now displaced 7.1 million people, a UN spokesperson said, describing "the largest displacement crisis in the world." The war between the head of the…

The head of UN peacekeeping, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has met the Central African Prime Minister Félix Moloua during his three-day mission in the Country. Addressing the press in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), Lacroix said, "We are…

The Federal Government has welcomed the decision by the United Nations to extend Nigeria’s continental shelf from 200 Nautical Miles to 220 Nautical Miles. The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…

A former Somali refugee intent on bringing books and education to his compatriots languishing in sprawling camps in Kenya was named the winner of the UN refugee agency's prestigious Nansen Award. Abdullahi Mire, 36, was hailed for…

With 14 votes in favour, United Nations security council voted to terminate the mandate of the UN transition mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). The draft resolution requests the mission to "immediately start", on 4th December, the cessation of…