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Minister Lamola: Countries backing DRC rebel group M23 could be assisting in committing war crimes
Minister Lamola: Countries backing DRC rebel group M23 could be assisting in committing war crimes! The South African government has…
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UN welcomes ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon
UN Welcomes Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Agreement. The United Nations has expressed strong support for the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon,…
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UN says Israeli tanks burst through gates of peacekeeper base
The United Nations (UN) said on Sunday that Israeli tanks had burst through the gates of a base of its…
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Standard Bank worker falls to their death at bank’s Rosebank offices
A Standard Bank employee fell to their death from the sixth floor at the bank’s 30 Baker Street offices in…
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UN condemns gang attack in Haiti, over 70 killed
The United Nations (UN)Human Rights Office has expressed its horror after a gang attack killed at least 70 people including…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa urges inclusive UN, stresses global cooperation at G20
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the United Nations needs to be inclusive. He says it needs to represent the current geopolitical…
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President Ramaphosa bemoans the protracted apartheid meted out against Palestinians
President Cyril Ramaphosa says while the United Nations has played an important role in ending apartheid in South Africa, the…
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Member states adopt A Pact For the Future ahead of UNGA Summit
United Nations (UN) member states have adopted ‘A Pact For The Future’ as the UN’s flagship ‘Summit of the Future’…
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UN releases $100 million to support 10 underfunded crises
The United Nations has released $100 million to support 10 underfunded humanitarian crises in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the…
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Taliban bar UN human rights special rapporteur from Afghanistan
The Taliban have barred United Nations-appointed special rapporteur Richard Bennett from entering Afghanistan, the administration’s spokesperson told local broadcaster Tolo,…
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Iran’s Nobel Laureate Mohammadi denied medical treatment, say UN experts
United Nations experts on Tuesday accused Iran of failing to provide proper healthcare to Narges Mohammadi, the jailed Nobel Peace…
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United Nations demands release of detainees in Yemen
Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman for the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, said today that the head of the UN “demands” the…
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The situation in Gaza is a disaster: Antonio Guterres
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres says the situation in Gaza is a disaster. Addressing the media yesterday, he…
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Israel-Palestine have both committed war crimes: UN report
A new United Nations (UN) investigative report has concluded that both Israeli authorities and Palestinian armed groups have committed war…
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UN rights chief warns situation in West Bank dramatically deteriorating
The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday warned that the situation in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was…
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Activist: There’s more to people with albinism than the condition
People with albinism still endure name-calling, prejudice and ostracism in South Africa. The Northern Cape’s Provincial Chairperson of the National…
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Afghan Taliban govt to attend next round of UN talks in Doha
Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, a government spokesperson…
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Report reveals high levels of violence against children in conflicts
A new United Nations Report says that in 2023, violence against children in armed conflict reached extreme levels with a…
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President Ramaphosa calls on the international community to unite for a ceasefire in Gaza
African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa said that it encouraging to see an increase in support for South Africa’s…
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UNSC deadlocked over Palestinian Authority’s membership bid
The Security Council committee evaluating the Palestinian Authority’s latest bid to become a full member of the United Nations has…
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Ugandan court to issue verdict in petition against tough anti-gay law
Uganda‘s Constitutional Court will deliver a landmark verdict on Wednesday in a case challenging anti-gay legislation that is considered among…
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ICJ opens hearings on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories
The United Nations’ top court today opens a week of hearings on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian…
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United Nations seeks $2.7 billion for aid to Yemen in 2024
The United Nations appealed for $2.7 billion on Thursday to pay for humanitarian aid operations this year in war-torn Yemen,…
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UN horrified by allegations of employees involved in Israel attack
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his horror by serious allegations that several employees attached to the…
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Cyril Ramaphosa again calls for release of hostages kidnapped in Israel & for Gaza ceasefire
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated calls for the urgent release of hostages kidnapped in Israel over three months ago and…
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UN chief says Israel creating distribution obstacles
The United Nations (UN) Security Council called for boosting humanitarian assistance for Gaza, but the UN chief said the way…
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UN demands ceasefire in Gaza as Israel, US show increasing divisions
Israel faced growing diplomatic isolation in its war against Hamas as the United Nations demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in…
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UN releases draft text for COP28 Summit on emission reductions
The United Nations climate body on Monday released its latest draft of the agreement it hopes to reach at the…
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SA Medical Association concerned about rushed implementation of NHI
South Africa’s oldest and most revered medical body, the South African Medical Association (SAMA), has issued a clarion call for…
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UN aid chief says promising signs in talks to open Gaza crossing
United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Thursday there were promising signs that the Kerem Shalom crossing in Israel…
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Woman assaulted by angry mob after allegedly dumping newborn baby in pit toilet
A 33-year-old woman who allegedly dumped her newborn baby into a pit toilet, and left the child to die, narrowly…
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Cyril Ramaphosa vows to follow through with load shedding exemption court ruling
President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed that steps will be taken to ensure hospitals, schools and police stations are cushioned from…
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Ntshavheni: Government is not tracking presence of Hamas in SA
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the government was not tracking the presence of Hamas in the country. Ntshavheni…
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UN calls for behaviour change to tackle rising temperatures
Without changing course, we are heading towards a calamitous three-degree Celsius temperature rise by the end of the century”. That…
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Options for evacuating Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital limited
The United Nations is looking for ways to evacuate Al Shifa hospital in Gaza but options are limited by security…
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UN observes minute’s silence for 101 staff killed in Gaza
United Nations workers observed a minute’s silence on Monday to honour the more than 100 employees killed in Gaza since…
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United Nations accused of not acting on Gaza genocide
A senior United Nations Human Rights official has left his post citing the United Nation’s failure to prevent what he…
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Israel ambassador to UN calls for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres resignation
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations has called on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to resign after stating in the Security Council…
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Limpopo Health MEC criticises African leaders who seek healthcare abroad
Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba is slamming African leaders who go abroad to seek healthcare. She is challenging them to…
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UN calls for humanitarian corridor into Gaza
The United Nations continues to call for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza as contacts continue with parties including Egypt over…
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UN report unveils Gaza displacement crisis amid Israel-Hamas conflict
A recent report from the United Nations has shed light on a dire humanitarian crisis situation in the Gaza Strip…
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UN, US officials condemn attacks in Israel
Senior officials at the United Nations and in the United States government have condemned the attacks in Israel. UN Special…
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DRC govt urged to ensure democratic spaces are protected in run-up to December election
The head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called on the country’s government…
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Sudan’s rival military leaders give competing addresses to UN
The heads of Sudan’s rival military factions gave competing addresses to the United Nations on Thursday, one from the podium…
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After Wagner chief death, Russia vows to keep helping Mali
Russia pledged at the United Nations on Monday to keep providing “comprehensive assistance” to Mali, where about 1 000 fighters…
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Secretary General Antonio Guterres to participate in BRICS Leaders’ Summit
The United Nations (UN) has confirmed that Secretary General Antonio Guterres will participate in the BRICS Leaders’ Summit which gets…
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President Ramaphosa & African counterparts to meet Putin on ending war with Ukraine
President Cyril Ramaphosa and six of his counterparts will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday night, as part…
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We can restart talks if UN meets Russian needs within three months
Russia said on Wednesday the United Nations had three months to implement the terms of a memorandum that would facilitate…
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UN says end of AIDS still possible by 2030
“The end of AIDS” is still possible by 2030, the United Nations insisted Thursday but cautioned that the world’s deadliest…
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UN wants Sudan sides held to account as 3 million flee
The United Nations on Wednesday said nearly three months of war in Sudan have uprooted more than three million people,…
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