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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

United Nations

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Africa

Rwanda’s role in eastern DRC conflict: why international law is failing to end the fighting

      By Kerstin Bree Carlson, Roskilde University     The power of international law lies in its potential to offer alternatives to force and violence. The ideal is that states submit their grievances to a court rather than duke them out on a battlefield, or carry them out against civilians. As concerns armed violence, there are two international courts that countries can engage. The first is the International […]

todayMay 20, 2024 19

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World

International Court of Justice holds hearings over Rafah offensive

The International Court of Justice is holding a hearing over South Africa's demands that Israel halt its offensive in Rafah. Late last year Pretoria brought a case against Israel to the UN's top court accusing it of violating the genocide convention. Allegations Israel has denied. William Denselow reports from The Hague in the Netherlands where the ICJ is located.

todayMay 16, 2024 23

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U.N staffer killed in Gaza, an Indian national

The first foreign UN worker killed in Gaza has been identified as an Indian national. 46 year old Waibhav Anil Kale was killed in Gaza when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in Rafah. Jody Jacobs reports for us from the United Nations in New York.  

todayMay 15, 2024 33

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UN assessment teams deployed to flood affected areas in Afghanistan

Rescue efforts continue in Afghanistan following deadly flash floods in three northeastern provinces this past weekend. The Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme, Stephen Rodriques, told UN News that 180 deaths were confirmed and nearly 9,000 homes have been damaged. The UN has deployed just over 20 teams to the region to conduct a joint assessment alongside partners and the de-facto authorities.

todayMay 14, 2024 31

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Palestine onkee ta kondjo opo a taambelwe miigwana ya hangana

O United Nations General Assembly  okwa tegelela yi hogolole nena kokatokolitho keetwapo ko Arab League hoka taka ka gandja uuthemba uupe nomauwanawa ku Palestine ,nokwiindiila o Security Council  yi tale eindilo lye okuninga oshilyo oshiti 194th sho United Nations. Ehogololo olyeya konima yiiwike itatu sho America a tindi okatokolitho hoka kwali kena okupala ondjila ya Palestine a pewe uukwashilyo wuudha miigwana ya hangana. O Al Jazeera oya lopota kutya kohi […]

todayMay 10, 2024 16

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Namibia

Republican Party objects WHO pandemic treaty amendments

Republican Party President Henk Mudge is urging the government to request a postponement of the votes on amendments and the New Pandemic Treaty at the upcoming World Health Assembly meeting. Mudge argues that the World Health Organisation's request for countries to accept the amendments to the International Health Regulations does not align with the principles and guidelines of the United Nations.

todayMay 7, 2024 46

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Is the UN Failing in Gaza?

In Gaza, access to water is so restricted that in Khan Younis, a city in the south of the enclave, 600 people are said to be sharing one toilet. The United Nations remains the main lifeline in the Palestinian territory since the Israeli-Hamas war began, but could the organization be doing more to end the war? UNRWA   By Dawn Clancy   As the war on Gaza enters its seventh […]

todayMay 7, 2024 30

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