About This Series:Philip Kleinfeld spent five weeks reporting from inside the peacekeeping mission in CAR. His three-part series looks at UN operations in one of the world’s most neglected and least understood conflicts, the violence that hobbles…
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Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Grants Consultative Status, Reclassifying Status to 218 Entities, Sets Date of 2019 Sessions
The Committee on Non‑Governmental Organizations today suspended its 2018 resumed session pending one final day of work next month when its report to the Economic and Social Council will be finalized for adoption.During the half‑day mee…
Read MoreMABUZA LEADING SOUTH AFRICAN DELEGATION TO KENYA FOR FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATIONS
PRETORIA– Deputy President David Mabuza leaves for Nairobi Thursday at the head of a South African delegation to undertake a working visit to Kenya to attend the country’s Madaraka Day (Freedom Day) celebrations.The day marks Kenya’s attainment of int…
Read MoreZimbabwe: Trump Administration Turning ‘Blind Eye’ to Sanctions
Zimbabwe’s President says the Trump administration is easing enforcement of sanctions on the southern African country. The president spoke Thursday in Gweru town, about 350 kilometers south of Harare, a day after setting July 30 as the date for the nex…
Read MoreSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNITIES URGED TO HELP GOVT CURB POACHING OF MARINE RESOURCES
PRETORIA– The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has again called on local communities to work work with it to curb poaching and the illegal trade of marine living resources (MLR).The call Wednesday followed the arrest of more th…
Read MoreHeavy Fighting Traps Civilians in Eastern Libyan City
More than 120,000 people are trapped inside the eastern Libyan city of Derna by heavy fighting between Islamists and forces commanded by General Khalifa Haftar.A U.N. report Thursday said Derna had suffered through “unprecedented” violence over the pas…
Read MoreSOUTH AFRICAN FINANCE MINISTER TO CHAIR NEW DEVELOPMENT FOR COMING YEAR
PRETORIA– South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has been appointed Chairman of the New Development Bank (NDB) Board of Governors at the 3rd annual meeting of the NDB Board of Governors and the 14th meeting of the NDB Board of Directors (BoD) he…
Read MoreUN Threatens South Sudan With Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council is giving South Sudan one month to stop fighting and sign a peace deal or face an arms embargo and sanctions.The council passed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Thursday with the minimum nine votes needed for approval. Six members …
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