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South Sudan on Friday called on the UN to push Sudan to quickly resolve the issues on the status of the contested oil-rich Abyei region.The call is coming two days after the UN Security Council agreed unanimously that the stalemate…

A team of 190 officers and soldiers has departed from northeast China’s Dalian for a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, a report said on Tuesday.“The team is part of China’s 395-strong fifth peacekeeping force to Mali, which…

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that he has written to Member States to update them on various reform initiatives at the global body.Guterres said through a number of global agreements on sustainable development,…

The U.N. Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Monday announced the release of 100 million dollars from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to sustain aid operations in nine countries with neglected emergency.A statement by…

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has urged European authorities to step up support and security for refugees and migrants facing harsh winter conditions, particularly amid reports that people have frozen trying…

There are about 150 million migrant workers around the world, according a UN study, which provides useful labour migration data for policy makers as they seek to make headway on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.“Decision…

Mr Yury Fedotov, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says trafficking victims are currently found in no fewer than 106 countries, necessitating urgency from the international community to end…