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Haiti’s independence debt to France focus of debate at UN

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Haiti’s independence debt to France focus of debate at UN

The first country ever to free itself from slavery through a successful uprising, Haiti gained independence from France in 1804. But the price for defying the colonial order was steep.…

19 April 2025 · 4 min read

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Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes

The earthquakes – which hit central Myanmar on 28 March – killed at least 3,700 people, injured 4,800 more and left 129 still missing. However, humanitarians warn the true toll…

19 April 2025 · 3 min read

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Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle

More than 500,000 people are reported to have been newly displaced since 18 March, many of them uprooted multiple times due to ongoing military operations across the Gaza Strip.Conditions on…

19 April 2025 · 2 min read

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Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives

In a briefing to ambassadors, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region Huang Xia called for increased coordination of peace processes.He noted that the Congo River Alliance-M23 rebel group…

18 April 2025 · 5 min read

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Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief

“Palestinian journalists continue to do heroic work, paying a heavy price; 170 have been killed to date,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini. “The free flow of information and independent reporting are…

18 April 2025 · 5 min read

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Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers

Into its third year, the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has created the world’s largest displacement crisis, devastating infrastructure and essential services…

18 April 2025 · 3 min read

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Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs

The UN agency is sounding the alarm following the release of the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, which uses a scale from 1 to 5 to assess…

18 April 2025 · 3 min read

Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan

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Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan

The finding comes in its latest brief on violence against civilians, which also reveals a similar rise in incidents of conflict-related sexual violence (CSRV).Sources include victims and eyewitness accounts, as…

17 April 2025 · 3 min read

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External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres

And amid spiralling violence and the massacre of civilians linked to advancing opposition forces in the Darfurs at the weekend, the UN chief called for an end to outside interference…

17 April 2025 · 3 min read

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World News in Brief: Relief supplies for Myanmar, invest in Haiti, child migrant deaths in Italy

The flight was chartered by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and delivered tents and household items for some 16,000 people.Myanmar continues to reel from the quake, which struck on 28…

17 April 2025 · 3 min read