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🇳🇬🇺🇸🇺🇳 Nigeria's Tinubu to meet US president at U.N. General Assembly
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu will meet U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month, his spokesman said on Saturday.
The U.N. general assembly is scheduled for Sept. 18 to 26 in New York.
Presidency spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement Tinubu had accepted the invitation, which was delivered by U.S. presidential envoy and assistant secretary of state for African affairs Molly Phee.
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Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu will meet U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month, his spokesman said on Saturday.
The U.N. general assembly is scheduled for Sept. 18 to 26 in New York.
Presidency spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement Tinubu had accepted the invitation, which was delivered by U.S. presidential envoy and assistant secretary of state for African affairs Molly Phee.
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🇺🇳🇲🇱 UN faces "difficult" next phase of MINUSMA pullout from Mali
The second phase of the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from Mali will be very challenging due to a tight calendar and dangerous security conditions, the UN special representative to the country said on Monday.
The UN peacekeeping mission, known as MINUSMA, has to exit Mali until December 31.
Withdrawal operations were targeted, Special Representative of the Secretary-General told the UN Security Council Monday. He said the size of the convoys, involving hundreds of lorries, and the long distances they travel over inhospitable terrain leave them vulnerable.
By September 30, about one-third of Minusma's civilian staff will have been pulled out, he said.
The second phase, through December 15, will involve abandoning six bases in northern, northeastern and central Mali.
"This phase will be incredibly difficult indeed, the terrain is difficult and insecurity is an ever present threat," he said.
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The second phase of the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from Mali will be very challenging due to a tight calendar and dangerous security conditions, the UN special representative to the country said on Monday.
The UN peacekeeping mission, known as MINUSMA, has to exit Mali until December 31.
Withdrawal operations were targeted, Special Representative of the Secretary-General told the UN Security Council Monday. He said the size of the convoys, involving hundreds of lorries, and the long distances they travel over inhospitable terrain leave them vulnerable.
By September 30, about one-third of Minusma's civilian staff will have been pulled out, he said.
The second phase, through December 15, will involve abandoning six bases in northern, northeastern and central Mali.
"This phase will be incredibly difficult indeed, the terrain is difficult and insecurity is an ever present threat," he said.
#UN #Mali
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🇷🇺🇺🇳🇲🇱 Russia seeks end to U.N.'s Mali sanctions
Russia is pushing the United Nations Security Council to immediately end independent monitoring of targeted U.N. sanctions on Mali and completely abolish its sanctions regime on Mali in August 2024.
Russia put forward the draft resolution to rival a text from France and the United Arab Emirates that would extend the sanctions regime and independent monitoring for another year, but also express a readiness to review the measures.
The 15-member Security Council is due to vote on both draft resolutions later on Wednesday.
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Russia is pushing the United Nations Security Council to immediately end independent monitoring of targeted U.N. sanctions on Mali and completely abolish its sanctions regime on Mali in August 2024.
Russia put forward the draft resolution to rival a text from France and the United Arab Emirates that would extend the sanctions regime and independent monitoring for another year, but also express a readiness to review the measures.
The 15-member Security Council is due to vote on both draft resolutions later on Wednesday.
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🇨🇩🇺🇳 Over 40 killed in east DR Congo after crackdown on anti-UN protest
Over 40 people were killed and 56 wounded in an army crackdown on anti-United Nations demonstrations in eastern DR Congo city of Goma on Wednesday, the government said.
Congolese troops forcibly dispersed the protest against the U.N. peacekeeping mission and other foreign organisations after an attack on a policeman.
Earlier, authorities said the policeman was stoned to death, and that six protesters were killed when the army intervened.
But in a statement on Thursday, the government said the death toll stood at 43, while 158 people were arrested. It said a military investigation had been opened.
#DRC #UN
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Over 40 people were killed and 56 wounded in an army crackdown on anti-United Nations demonstrations in eastern DR Congo city of Goma on Wednesday, the government said.
Congolese troops forcibly dispersed the protest against the U.N. peacekeeping mission and other foreign organisations after an attack on a policeman.
Earlier, authorities said the policeman was stoned to death, and that six protesters were killed when the army intervened.
But in a statement on Thursday, the government said the death toll stood at 43, while 158 people were arrested. It said a military investigation had been opened.
#DRC #UN
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🇺🇳🇨🇩 UN demands 'independent' probe after deadly crackdown on anti-MONUSCO protest in DR Congo
The United Nations on Friday demanded an "independent" probe after dozens of people were killed in a crackdown on an anti-UN protest in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
"There needs to be an investigation and the perpetrators need to be brought to justice," UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told.
According to an assessment by the rights office, at least 43 people were killed, including a policeman, and 56 injured, Shamdasani said.
Shamdasani said at least 222 people were reportedly arrested, including women and children, and said that "the risk of human rights violations in such a charged context is high".
#UN #DRC
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The United Nations on Friday demanded an "independent" probe after dozens of people were killed in a crackdown on an anti-UN protest in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
"There needs to be an investigation and the perpetrators need to be brought to justice," UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told.
According to an assessment by the rights office, at least 43 people were killed, including a policeman, and 56 injured, Shamdasani said.
Shamdasani said at least 222 people were reportedly arrested, including women and children, and said that "the risk of human rights violations in such a charged context is high".
#UN #DRC
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🇺🇳🇸🇩 UN expects 1.8 mln people to flee Sudan by year-end
The U.N. refugee agency on Monday appealed for $1 billion to help provide aid to those fleeing violence in Sudan, saying it expected over 1.8 million to arrive in five neighbouring countries by year-end.
The estimate is about double what UNHCR projected in May shortly after the conflict began.
Already, more than 1 million people have fled Sudan to neighbouring states amid fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the capital Khartoum and beyond.
#UN #Sudan
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The U.N. refugee agency on Monday appealed for $1 billion to help provide aid to those fleeing violence in Sudan, saying it expected over 1.8 million to arrive in five neighbouring countries by year-end.
The estimate is about double what UNHCR projected in May shortly after the conflict began.
Already, more than 1 million people have fled Sudan to neighbouring states amid fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the capital Khartoum and beyond.
#UN #Sudan
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🇺🇳🇬🇦 UN offers to support Gabon for transition back to civilian rule
A U.N. representative told Gabon's military leader the U.N. institutions stood ready to support the country as it transitions back to constitutional order following a coup.
Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General in Central Africa, met Nguema in Libreville on Wednesday and told him that the U.N. would assist the country as it made a fresh start.
"Once we know the roadmap, the timetable, once a government will have been appointed, our different agencies will make the necessary contacts and continue to support Gabon," he said.
Abarry also met the ousted president Ali Bongo at his residence with reports suggesting that a deal might have been reached for Bongo to be exiled to Morocco.
#UN #Gabon
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A U.N. representative told Gabon's military leader the U.N. institutions stood ready to support the country as it transitions back to constitutional order following a coup.
Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General in Central Africa, met Nguema in Libreville on Wednesday and told him that the U.N. would assist the country as it made a fresh start.
"Once we know the roadmap, the timetable, once a government will have been appointed, our different agencies will make the necessary contacts and continue to support Gabon," he said.
Abarry also met the ousted president Ali Bongo at his residence with reports suggesting that a deal might have been reached for Bongo to be exiled to Morocco.
#UN #Gabon
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🇳🇬🇺🇳🇳🇪 Nigeria's Tinubu tells UN he seeks to restore democratic order in Niger
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday he was seeking to re-establish constitutional order to address political and economic problems in neighboring Niger following a July coup and welcomed any support for the process.
In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Tinubu assailed military coups in Africa. "The wave crossing parts of Africa does not demonstrate favor towards coups. It is a demand for solutions to perennial problems," Tinubu said.
#Nigeria #UN #Niger
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday he was seeking to re-establish constitutional order to address political and economic problems in neighboring Niger following a July coup and welcomed any support for the process.
In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Tinubu assailed military coups in Africa. "The wave crossing parts of Africa does not demonstrate favor towards coups. It is a demand for solutions to perennial problems," Tinubu said.
#Nigeria #UN #Niger
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#Israel's military claimed today that it found in the basement of Al Rantisi Hospital in #Gaza evidence that Hamas used the hospital for military purposes, showing this picture as part of the evidence material. Former member of Israel's mission to the #UN has even claimed that the picture has names of fighters, who guarded Israeli detainees.
The picture is actually a handwritten calendar, made by someone who was apparently counting the days of the war to end.
In an interview on Al Jazeera, Hamas official Khalil Hayya said the hospital was crowded with displaced Palestinians before the Israeli military forced them at gunpoint to leave. https://t.iss.one/QudsNen
The picture is actually a handwritten calendar, made by someone who was apparently counting the days of the war to end.
In an interview on Al Jazeera, Hamas official Khalil Hayya said the hospital was crowded with displaced Palestinians before the Israeli military forced them at gunpoint to leave. https://t.iss.one/QudsNen
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🇺🇳🇳🇪 UN to resume humanitarian flight operations in Niger
The United Nations has said it will resume delivering humanitarian supplies and evacuating staff in Niger after the country's ruling junta lifted domestic flight restrictions.
“The national aviation authorities in Niger have informed the UN Humanitarian Air Service that flight restrictions are now lifted for domestic operations, and that services can resume as of tomorrow,” the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairsv said on.
It said that the resumption of domestic flight operations will facilitate the monthly delivery of nearly 2.4 metric tonnes of medical supplies and other aid as well as “critical medical and security evacuations for humanitarian staff”.
#UN #Niger
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The United Nations has said it will resume delivering humanitarian supplies and evacuating staff in Niger after the country's ruling junta lifted domestic flight restrictions.
“The national aviation authorities in Niger have informed the UN Humanitarian Air Service that flight restrictions are now lifted for domestic operations, and that services can resume as of tomorrow,” the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairsv said on.
It said that the resumption of domestic flight operations will facilitate the monthly delivery of nearly 2.4 metric tonnes of medical supplies and other aid as well as “critical medical and security evacuations for humanitarian staff”.
#UN #Niger
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🇸🇻🇭🇹 El Salvador’s congress approves sending troop contingent to Haiti
El Salvador’s Congress approved a proposal Wednesday to send a contingent of soldiers to Haiti under the auspices of the United Nations to handle medical evacuations in the troubled Caribbean nation.
Patricia Aguilera, legal affairs director for El Salvador’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, told lawmakers it was part of the country’s commitment to the U.N.’s Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti.
She did not give an idea of the size of the El Salvador contingent and lawmakers did not seem to know. They would be limited to medical evacuations because that has been their experience in other U.N. missions, she said.
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El Salvador’s Congress approved a proposal Wednesday to send a contingent of soldiers to Haiti under the auspices of the United Nations to handle medical evacuations in the troubled Caribbean nation.
Patricia Aguilera, legal affairs director for El Salvador’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, told lawmakers it was part of the country’s commitment to the U.N.’s Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti.
She did not give an idea of the size of the El Salvador contingent and lawmakers did not seem to know. They would be limited to medical evacuations because that has been their experience in other U.N. missions, she said.
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#ElSalvador #Haiti #UN
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