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Secretary-General Ban strongly condemns rebel attacks in Central African Republic

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Posted by admin 146 days ago (http://www.un.org)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the armed attacks on several towns in the Central African Republic (CAR) perpetrated by the coalition of rebel groups known as ‘SELEKA,' and called on all parties to refrain from acts of violence against civilians.

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Mali: UNESCO chief deplores new destruction of Timbuktu mausoleums

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Posted by admin 148 days ago (http://www.un.org)
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called on the international community to act urgently to protect Mali's cultural heritage after the latest wave of destruction at Timbuktu.

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Head of UN-backed treaty welcomes Security Council call for action on LRA-related elephant poaching

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Posted by admin 149 days ago (http://www.un.org)
The head of a United Nations-backed treaty for the conservation of endangered species has welcomed a call from the Security Council for an investigation into the alleged involvement of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the poaching of African elephants and smuggling of their ivory.

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Ban urges all actors in Mali to finalize transitional roadmap to end crisis

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Posted by admin 151 days ago (http://www.un.org)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged all actors in Mali to swiftly finalize and implement a transitional roadmap leading to elections in order to bring the crisis in the country, and the suffering of its people, to an end.

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Eritrea must cooperate in human rights dialogue, urges UN independent expert

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Posted by admin 152 days ago (http://www.un.org)
The Government of Eritrea must cooperate with an international mandate to provide "an objective, fair and impartial picture" of the human rights situation in the Horn of Africa country, a United Nations independent expert urged today.

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UN-African Union peacekeeping mission warns of impact from recent violence in North Darfur

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Posted by admin 152 days ago (http://www.un.org)
Amidst reports of civilian displacement in the wake of air strikes in the Sudanese state of North Darfur, the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in the region today warned that continued fighting could lead to a "catastrophic humanitarian situation" for the displaced civilians.

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Plight of Somali boat people must stop, UN expert says after latest Gulf of Aden tragedy

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Posted by admin 152 days ago (http://www.un.org)
An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged authorities in Somalia to address the root causes that prompt people to put their lives at risk and flee the country, after 55 Somali refugees and migrants drowned in the latest boat disaster in the Gulf of Aden.

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Documented cases of human rights abuse emerge against M23 armed group in DR Congo

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Posted by admin 152 days ago (http://www.un.org)
Newly documented human rights violations in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) include cases of arbitrary executions and rape - among other atrocities - by the 23 March Movement (M23) armed group, the United Nations human rights agency said today.

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