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UN Chief António Guterres Welcomes Formation of Unity Government in Madagascar

UN Chief António Guterres Welcomes Formation of Unity Government in Madagascar

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the formation on Monday of a government of national unity in Madagascar led by a non-partisan Prime Minister, as requested by the nation’s leading constitutional court. According to media reports, the court ordered President Hery Rajaonarimampianina to form a new government with a “consensus” prime minister at its […]

Around 17 million Yemenis face famine unless the world sends urgent humanitarian help

Around 17 million Yemenis face famine unless the world sends urgent humanitarian help

The UN has warned that 17 million Yemenis will be in famine unless the world sends urgent humanitarian help. Antonio Guterres, the UN chief, issued a call to action on Tuesday at the aid conference held in Geneva where donor countries pledged almost $1.1bn. But UN says the amount is half of what is needed to combat […]

UN insists on 4,000-strong protection force for South Sudan and meets resistance from President Salva Kiir

UN insists on 4,000-strong protection force for South Sudan and meets resistance from President Salva Kiir

The government of South Sudan is set for a fresh round of diplomatic standoff with the United Nations after the latter ordered the deployment of a 4,000-strong protection force that has been resisted by Juba for the past six months, since authorisation by the Security Council last August. After visiting Juba and meeting with President […]

Security Council and Region Must ‘Speak With One Voice,’ End Suffering in South Sudan – UN Chief

Security Council and Region Must ‘Speak With One Voice,’ End Suffering in South Sudan – UN Chief

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today stressed the need for the leadership of South Sudan to achieve an immediate cessation of hostilities, restore the peace process and ensure unrestricted humanitarian access in order to pull the world’s youngest country back from the abyss, and back from a widening famine. “All the optimism that accompanied the […]

President of Republic asks Security Council to assume its responsibility to end, as soon as possible, Moroccan escalation and provocation

President of Republic asks Security Council to assume its responsibility to end, as soon as possible, Moroccan escalation and provocation

The President of the Republic , Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali, asked the Security Council to assume its responsibility and to end, as soon as possible, the Moroccan escalation policy and provocation.   The President of the Republic recalled that the responsibility of the Security Council to establish international peace and stability […]

Can Aid Come in Time to Avert Famine in Somalia?

Can Aid Come in Time to Avert Famine in Somalia?

The drought in Somalia is so severe it threatens not only to trigger famine, but also the viability of the age-old pastoralist way of life. Somalis are tough and resourceful, but this is the third consecutive year of failed rains. Whatever resilience remains is being tested to the limit. On the road out of Garowe, […]

Morocco, the Western Sahara and democracy

Morocco, the Western Sahara and democracy

Indigenous Sahrawi people react during the funeral of Western Sahara’s Polisario Front leader Mohamed Abdelaziz in Tindouf, Algeria June 3, 2016 In a unilateral move, Morocco has decided to withdraw from the Alkrkrat Sahara region, fuelling a conflict that was already on the verge of eruption in the area. For those who do not know […]

Polisario Front submits to Guterres following Morocco’s deliberate provocations in Alguergarat

Polisario Front submits to Guterres following Morocco’s deliberate provocations in Alguergarat

The Polisario Front has informed the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of the risks resulting from stalemate in the peace process and the fraught situation prevailing in the buffer zone of Alguergarat. Representative of the Polisario Front Ahmed Boukhari held talks Friday at the UN headquarters with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, to whom […]

Polisario Front representative received by New UN Secretary General

Polisario Front representative received by New UN Secretary General

The new UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, received Friday at the UN headquarters in New York, the representative of the Polisario Front, Boukhari Ahmed, who handed him an “urgent” from the President of the Republic, Brahim Ghali, indicated a staement of the Ministry of Information. The message of the President of the Republic related to “the […]

UN Chief António Guterres Says Africa Remains ‘A Continent of Hope’

UN Chief António Guterres Says Africa Remains ‘A Continent of Hope’

UN Secretary-General António Guterres says Africa remains a continent of hope in spite of the obvious crises and underdevelopment currently ravaging the region. Guterres, in a commentary entitled: “A Continent of Hope”, following his visit to the region on Monday to participate at the 28th Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, said there […]

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