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Algeria, Sierra Leone, Guyana and South Korea were elected unchallenged to sit on the UN Security Council in 2024-25, while Slovenia handily beat Belarus for the only contested seat. The UN Security Council is made up of 15 members,…

The United Nations has warned that the collapse of the Soviet-era Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine will have "grave and far-reaching consequences" as thousands of people are at risk from flooding. U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths told the…

North Korea has denounced the U.N Security Council for holding a meeting on its recent satellite launch. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a powerful ruling party official, said the meeting was another sign…

The UN Security Council has extended for just six months the United Nations political mission in Sudan, after UN envoy Volker Perthes was accused by Sudan's army chief of stoking the worsening civil conflict. In a short resolution, the…

The United Nations and African Union have called for calm in Senegal after an outbreak of deadly violence that prompted authorities to deploy the army. Nine people were killed on Thursday after popular opposition politician, Ousmane…

World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Special Programme on Human Reproduction Programme (HRP) have begun to work towards meeting menstrual health needs. The organizations have made strides to bring menstruation onto the global…

Protesters took to the streets in Port Sudan. Some gathered in front of the hotel hosting Volker Perthes, the UN' representative in the country, asking him to leave. Deadly fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary group…

The United Nations humanitarian response plan is seeking $2.56 billion to help people affected by the crisis in Sudan, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday, while the U.N. refugee agency is also seeking more funding to assist those…

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has flown to Burundi for talks with its President about the conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Burundi has contributed around a hundred soldiers to a regional peacekeeping force…

President of the Nigerian Senate,  Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday hailed Nigerian journalists on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day. Lawan in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Ola Awoniyi said…