Libya: Mission chief updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’

Libya: Mission chief updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’

Briefing the Security Council, Abdoulaye Bathily noted the thousands of lives lost by the dam bursts which destroyed whole neighbourhoods after Storm Daniel slammed the region on 10 September.  The Special Representative told ambassadors that despite the sense of national unity and compassion shown by ordinary Libyans, the disaster had revealed “severe governance deficits” across…

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‘Patience’ and dialogue with Taliban only way forward: Afghanistan mission chief

‘Patience’ and dialogue with Taliban only way forward: Afghanistan mission chief

Roza Otunbayeva, a former President and Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, serves as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in the country, UNAMA. She has to live and work in a State whose de facto authorities have practically outlawed women, forbidding them to work, study, and…

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UN Karabakh mission told ‘sudden’ exodus means as few as 50 ethnic Armenians may remain

UN Karabakh mission told ‘sudden’ exodus means as few as 50 ethnic Armenians may remain

In a statement issued following Sunday’s mission led by the UN’s Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan, together with other senior agency officials, they heard and saw for themselves that in the city of Khankendi at least, there were no signs of damage to public buildings. “The mission was struck by the sudden manner in which the…

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Security Council authorizes ‘historic’ support mission in Haiti

Security Council authorizes ‘historic’ support mission in Haiti

The mission was requested by the Haitian Government and civil society representatives, following months of chaos and steadily worsening conditions affecting civilians. There have been more than 3,000 homicides reported this year, and over 1,500 instances of kidnapping for ransom. Around 200,000 have been forced to flee their homes while sexual violence and abuse against…

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DR Congo: UN mission still disinformation target, as withdrawal speculation grows

DR Congo: UN mission still disinformation target, as withdrawal speculation grows

Attacks on local populations, roadblocks and denial of humanitarian access, continue to fuel suffering in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, Special Representative Bintou Keita told the Security Council in New York. “As I speak today, over six million people remain displaced in [these places],” she stated, urging continued support for underfunded relief operations….

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The probability of an Indian space mission becoming active is diminishing rapidly

The probability of an Indian space mission becoming active is diminishing rapidly

New Delhi: India’s space mission Chandrayaan 3, which successfully landed on the moon on August 23 last month, has gone missing. However, efforts to restore contact with the mission are still ongoing. According to the Indian Space Agency, the signals are still not being received from ‘Chandrayan 3’, the batteries have been damaged due to…

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