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Central African Republic wants U.N. force as EU troops OKed

August 24, 2021 at 7:51 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council approved on Tuesday the planned deployment of European troops to Central African Republic in a bid to stop violence between Christians and...

U.N. Security Council urges end to ransom payments to extremists

August 24, 2021 at 7:45 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council urged countries on Monday to stop the payment of kidnap ransoms to extremist groups like al Qaeda, which have earned hundreds of...

Central African Republic children forced to commit atrocities: U.N.

August 24, 2021 at 7:42 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - As many as 6,000 children in Central African Republic have been recruited by armed groups and forced to commit atrocities along religious lines in a conflict...

Rwanda asks for U.N. report on Congo sanctions to be dismissed

August 24, 2021 at 7:25 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Rwanda asked a U.N. Security Council sanctions committee on Friday to dismiss a report that says the defeated M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are...

Credible reports of Congo’s defeated M23 rebels regrouping: U.N.

August 24, 2021 at 7:21 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Congolese rebel group M23 appears to be regrouping just two months after the Tutsi-led insurgency was defeated by Congolese troops and U.N. peacekeepers, the top U.N....

U.N. General Assembly approves $5.5 billion budget for 2014/15

August 24, 2021 at 6:36 p.m.

(Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved a $5.53 billion U.N. budget for 2014-2015, down 1 percent from the total spending during the previous two years. The...

US soldiers stand guard as a US army aircraft remains on the runway awaiting the arrival of American nationals who are being evacuated due to recent unrest and violence in South Sudan.

U.N. Security Council OKs thousands more South Sudan peacekeepers

November 3, 2021 at 7:47 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council approved plans on Tuesday to almost double the number of U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan as soon as possible to protect civilians...

U.N. sends more peacekeepers to South Sudan as violence worsens

August 24, 2021 at 6:32 p.m.

JUBA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council approved plans on Tuesday to almost double the number of peacekeepers in South Sudan in an effort to protect civilians as reports...

U.N. Security Council OKs thousands more South Sudan peacekeepers

December 24, 2018 at 6:05 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council approved plans on Tuesday to almost double the number of U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan as soon as possible to protect civilians...

This picture taken on August 31, 2013 shows the building of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon, in the Hague.

Exclusive: Syria’s chemical weapons may be destroyed at sea – sources

November 3, 2021 at 7:12 p.m.

AMSTERDAM/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria's chemical weapons could be processed and destroyed out at sea, say sources familiar with discussions at the international body in charge of eliminating the toxic...

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