Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace
Communities in Yemen ravaged by nearly nine years of a relentless war are still grappling with one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Source UN News
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Human rights in Russia: ‘Significant deterioration’
The human rights situation within Russia has significantly deteriorated since the invasion of Ukraine last year, according to a UN-appointed expert on Thursday. Source UN News
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Yemen’s leader says peace is possible, but flow of arms and resources to Houthi militias must stop
Yemen has made compromises and worked hard to rebuild its country and regain the trust of its people, but the head of the Presidential Leadership Council on Thursday cautioned the international community that “dealing with Houthi militias as de facto authorities” would likely reverse hard-won gains and could turn Yemen into a hotspot to export terrorism worldwide. Source UN News
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Libya flood survivors endure unbearable wait for missing relatives
More than a week after a tsunami-scale flash flood ripped through the coastal city of Derna, razing entire neighbourhoods, Mahmud Erqiq is still waiting to learn the fate of his missing relatives. Sourced from Africanews
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Kenya marks 10th anniversary of deadly Westgate mall attack
Kenyans gather to commemorate the deadly attack on 21 September 2013 by Somali Islamist Al-Shabaab fighters at the upmarket Nairobi shopping mall which killed 67 people.Sourced from Africanews
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At UN, Salva Kiir calls for support to help restore peace, ease humanitarian crisis in neighboring Sudan
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Thursday appealed to the international community to push harder for peace in neighboring Sudan, where five months of conflict has displaced more than five million people and sparked a humanitarian crisis along the border between the two countries. UN Africa News
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Survivors of Libya floods grapple with trauma
Post-traumatic stress and anxiety has become a daily challenge for thousands of Libyans who survived Storm Daniel nearly two weeks ago, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday. UN Africa News
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A structure dating back almost half a million years discovered in Zambia
Archaeologists believe the simple log construction may be the oldest example of early humans building with woodSourced from Africanews
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Banned New Zealand Olympic runner arrested in Kenya over sexual assault allegations
Police have obtained a court order to hold Robertson in custody for five days while they investigate. Sourced from Africanews
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DR Congo President sets early withdrawal of UN peacekeepers, county will take reins of its destiny
After the decades-long presence of a large UN peacekeeping mission, the Democratic Republic of the Congo will, by the end of the year, aim to take full control of its destiny and become the primary actor in its own stability, the country’s President told the General Assembly on Wednesday. UN Africa News
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