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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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