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💢 According to #UN figures, from 2018 to 2021,
81.4% of civilian casualties in the #Donbas war occurred in rebel-held territory as a result of Ukrainian #Minsk2 #ceasefire agreement #violations.
Whereas 16.3% were in Ukrainian gov't-controlled territory, most being Donbas response to a prior Ukrainian violation.
This is one key reality of the war that Western media refuses to report because it is too damned inconvenient for the "Ukraine is the victim!" narrative being peddled by Zelensky and his US puppet masters
Photo2 shows Data from #OSCE Ceasefire #monitors showing the vast majority of ceasefire violations were commited by Ukrainian forces against the Donbas Republics
https://ukraine.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/Conflict-related%20civilian%20casualties%20as%20of%2031%20December%202021%20%28rev%2027%20January%202022%29%20corr%20EN_0.pdf
81.4% of civilian casualties in the #Donbas war occurred in rebel-held territory as a result of Ukrainian #Minsk2 #ceasefire agreement #violations.
Whereas 16.3% were in Ukrainian gov't-controlled territory, most being Donbas response to a prior Ukrainian violation.
This is one key reality of the war that Western media refuses to report because it is too damned inconvenient for the "Ukraine is the victim!" narrative being peddled by Zelensky and his US puppet masters
Photo2 shows Data from #OSCE Ceasefire #monitors showing the vast majority of ceasefire violations were commited by Ukrainian forces against the Donbas Republics
https://ukraine.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/Conflict-related%20civilian%20casualties%20as%20of%2031%20December%202021%20%28rev%2027%20January%202022%29%20corr%20EN_0.pdf
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🇺🇳🇺🇬 UN human rights office shuts in Uganda
After 18 years of operating in Kampala, the UN's human rights mission will close on Saturday because the Ugandan government has ended its mandate.
Sub-offices in Gulu and Moroto, in northern Uganda, have already closed.
It comes after Uganda passed anti-LGBT laws against the advice of local and international rights groups, including the UN.
In a statement on Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed deep concern about the run-up to elections in 2026, saying human rights defenders, civil society actors and journalists in Uganda were operating in an increasingly hostile environment.
He also was urging the government to ensure Uganda's national human rights body can function effectively and independently, as the main body tasked with human rights oversight in the country.
#UN #Uganda
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After 18 years of operating in Kampala, the UN's human rights mission will close on Saturday because the Ugandan government has ended its mandate.
Sub-offices in Gulu and Moroto, in northern Uganda, have already closed.
It comes after Uganda passed anti-LGBT laws against the advice of local and international rights groups, including the UN.
In a statement on Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed deep concern about the run-up to elections in 2026, saying human rights defenders, civil society actors and journalists in Uganda were operating in an increasingly hostile environment.
He also was urging the government to ensure Uganda's national human rights body can function effectively and independently, as the main body tasked with human rights oversight in the country.
#UN #Uganda
@africaintel
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🇲🇱🇧🇫🇺🇳🇳🇪 Mali, Burkina Faso call on UN, African Union to prevent military action in Niger
Mali and Burkina Faso asked the UN and African Union on Tuesday to prevent by all possible means any military intervention in Niger.
In a joint letter addressed to the African Union Peace and Security Council and the UN Security Council, the foreign ministers of Burkina Faso and Mali, Olivia Rouamba and Abdoulaye Diop, said the extent of the consequences of military intervention “would be unpredictable.”
In the letter, the two countries reaffirmed their readiness “to search for diplomatic and negotiated solutions to ensure peace and stability in the region and Niger.”
#Mali #BurkinaFaso #UN #Niger
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Mali and Burkina Faso asked the UN and African Union on Tuesday to prevent by all possible means any military intervention in Niger.
In a joint letter addressed to the African Union Peace and Security Council and the UN Security Council, the foreign ministers of Burkina Faso and Mali, Olivia Rouamba and Abdoulaye Diop, said the extent of the consequences of military intervention “would be unpredictable.”
In the letter, the two countries reaffirmed their readiness “to search for diplomatic and negotiated solutions to ensure peace and stability in the region and Niger.”
#Mali #BurkinaFaso #UN #Niger
@africaintel
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🇳🇪🇺🇳 Official letter by ECOWAS regarding the canceled flight of ECOWAS-AU-UN delegation to Niger yesterday.
#ECOWAS #Niger #UN #AU
@africaintel
#ECOWAS #Niger #UN #AU
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🇺🇳🇲🇱 UN peacekeeping force in Mali sped up withdrawal over security concerns
The UN Mission in Mali MINUSMA said on Sunday that it had sped up its withdrawal from a base in the town of Ber in the north due to tensions between the government and former Tuareg rebels.
Over the past few days, the Tuareg-led northern rebel alliance has accused Malian forces and Russian Wagner troops of violating a ceasefire by attacking its forces stationed near Ber.
The U.N. mission known as MINUSMA said in a statement it had "expedited its withdrawal from Ber due to the deteriorating security."
"It urges all concerned parties to refrain from any actions that could further complicate the operation," it said.
#UN #Mali
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The UN Mission in Mali MINUSMA said on Sunday that it had sped up its withdrawal from a base in the town of Ber in the north due to tensions between the government and former Tuareg rebels.
Over the past few days, the Tuareg-led northern rebel alliance has accused Malian forces and Russian Wagner troops of violating a ceasefire by attacking its forces stationed near Ber.
The U.N. mission known as MINUSMA said in a statement it had "expedited its withdrawal from Ber due to the deteriorating security."
"It urges all concerned parties to refrain from any actions that could further complicate the operation," it said.
#UN #Mali
@africaintel
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🇺🇳🇲🇱 Withdrawing UN convoy was attacked in Mali
"The MINUSMA convoy that withdrew from the town of Ber in northern Mali today was attacked twice," wrote the official account of MINUSMA in Twitter.
3 peacekeepers were wounded. They were evacuated to Timbuktu for medical care.
#UN #Mali
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"The MINUSMA convoy that withdrew from the town of Ber in northern Mali today was attacked twice," wrote the official account of MINUSMA in Twitter.
3 peacekeepers were wounded. They were evacuated to Timbuktu for medical care.
#UN #Mali
@africaintel
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🇺🇳🇳🇪 UN rights chief says Niger president treason case has "no legal basis"
The United Nations human rights chief on Friday said there was no legal basis for Niger's military junta to prosecute deposed president Mohamed Bazoum for high treason, saying the "very notion of freedoms" in the country was at stake.
"This decision is not only politically motivated against a democratically elected President but has no legal basis as the normal functioning of democratic institutions has been cast aside," U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement.
"Generals cannot take it upon themselves to defy - at a whim - the will of the people. Rule-by-gun has no place in today's world," he added.
#UN #Niger
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The United Nations human rights chief on Friday said there was no legal basis for Niger's military junta to prosecute deposed president Mohamed Bazoum for high treason, saying the "very notion of freedoms" in the country was at stake.
"This decision is not only politically motivated against a democratically elected President but has no legal basis as the normal functioning of democratic institutions has been cast aside," U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement.
"Generals cannot take it upon themselves to defy - at a whim - the will of the people. Rule-by-gun has no place in today's world," he added.
#UN #Niger
@africaintel
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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.
#Nigeria #USA #UN
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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.
#Nigeria #USA #UN
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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.
#UN #Mali
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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
@africaintel
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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.
#Russia #UN #Mali
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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.
#Russia #UN #Mali
@africaintel
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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
@africaintel
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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
@africaintel
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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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#ElSalvador #Haiti #UN
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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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