Security forces are seen near the house of Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, in Magere, Uganda, on January 16, 2021

UN to Uganda: End post-election crackdown

Politics Apr 15
UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged Uganda to immediately stop the brutal crackdown on the political opposition which began in the lead-up to January's general elections and intensified after the disputed vote.
President Felix Tshisekedi of the DR Congo
UN Security Council welcomes progress in DRC, voices concern over violence
Politics Apr 04
UNITED NATIONS, The Security Council has welcomed the positive developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and voiced concern over violence in the east and the dire humanitarian situation in the country.
Mali has been trying to contain an Islamic extremist insurgency since 2012
4 UN peacekeepers killed in northern Mali
Politics Apr 03
Four United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an attack by jihadists on their camp in Aguelhok in northern Mali, the U.N. mission in Mali said Friday.
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UN probe finds French strike in Mali in January killed 19 civilians
Politics Mar 31
A UN probe has linked France to the recent airstrike that killed 19 civilians gathered for a wedding in Mali.
UNSC wants all foreign forces out 'without further delay'
UN urges withdrawal of foreign forces, mercenaries from Libya
Politics Mar 15
The United Nations Security Council has called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya “without further delay” in a unanimously approved declaration.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
UN refugee agency relocates 5,474 stranded Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia
Politics Feb 27
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday said it has relocated 5,474 stranded Eritrean refugees to Mai Aini and Adi-Harush refugee camps in northern Ethiopia.
File photo: The UN says more than 231 peacekeepers in Mali have been killed due to hostile accidents
UN 'strongly condemns' attack on peacekeepers in central Mali
Politics Feb 11
The United Nations has strongly condemned an attack on a peacekeepers base in central Mali. 28 peacekeepers from Togo were injured when the temporary UN base in Kerena, near Douentza, was hit by fire early Wednesday morning. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Islamic extremists linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, regularly attack UN peacekeepers and soldiers.