Somalia United Nations Stories

New chapter for Somalia as country officially takes seat on UN Security Council
Mary Wambui  |  Jan 02, 2025

Somalia hopes to use the position to influence regional security and advance counter-terrorism efforts by pushing for funding for the new African Unio...

US abstains on Somalia peacekeeping resolution citing budgetary concerns
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 28, 2024

US expressed reservations about the proposed budgetary framework for transitioning from AMISOM to ATMIS under Resolution 2719.

Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid
Reuters  |  Dec 25, 2024

The U.N. also will end 2024 having raised about 46% of the $49.6 billion it sought for humanitarian aid across the globe, its own data shows. It’s the...

United Nations extends DR Congo peacekeeping mission for a year
Reuters  |  Dec 21, 2024

The renewal means nearly 11,000 peacekeepers will continue their deployment until at least December 2025.

UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Amina Wako  |  Dec 12, 2024

The 193-member Assembly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution passed with overwh...

Russia vetoes UN Security Council action on Sudan war
Reuters  |  Nov 19, 2024

The draft resolution called on the parties to the conflict to "immediately cease hostilities and engage, in good faith, in dialogue to agree steps to...

Refugees decry lack of adequate climate funding in most vulnerable regions
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 19, 2024

Africa is one of the most affected regions by climate change and its current and historical greenhouse gas emissions are minuscule at the global scale...

COP29: 'Do more' UN Chief calls for stronger climate action
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 12, 2024

Guterres' appeal aligns with calls from developing countries, who seek a fair financial framework that holds major polluters accountable and ensures c...

Arab, Islamic leaders call for suspension of Israel's UN membership
Amina Wako  |  Nov 12, 2024

This proposal, presented during a summit in Riyadh, emphasises the deepening frustration over the ongoing violence in Gaza and Lebanon and seeks to ad...

Guterres tells leaders at COP29 to pay up or face climate-led disaster
Reuters  |  Nov 12, 2024

Scientists say evidence shows global warming and its impacts are unfolding faster than expected.

UN chief condemns Sudan's RSF, Britain to push for Security Council action
Reuters  |  Nov 02, 2024

The RSF has allegedly killed at least 124 people in a village in El Gezira State last month, activists said, in one of the conflict's deadliest incide...

Kenya faces scrutiny at UN for alleged abuses as rights group reports "culture of impunity"
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 02, 2024

The report says that while Kenyan law guarantees the right to peaceful assembly and protest, the administration of President William Ruto has been act...

UN chief condemns Sudan's RSF attacks on civilians as conflict rages
Reuters  |  Nov 02, 2024

he RSF allegedly killed at least 124 people in a village in El Gezira State last month, activists said, in one of the conflict's deadliest incidents.

UN chief ‘shocked’ at harrowing death and destruction in north Gaza
UN News  |  Oct 27, 2024

Since the offensive began earlier this month, hundreds of people have been killed, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, with more than 60,000 other...

Rights organisations slam Kenya for deportation of Turkish nationals, citing legal violations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 21, 2024

Human rights organisations argue that Kenya’s actions not only jeopardise the safety of these individuals but also undermine its standing as a sanctua...

UN Security Council extends sanctions, arms embargo on Haiti
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 19, 2024

According to previous UN reports, weapons trafficked into Haiti primarily originate from the US, particularly Florida, with additional arms flowing th...

Israeli strikes kill 19 people in Gaza, tanks push north
Reuters  |  Oct 12, 2024

Palestinian health officials put the number of people killed in Jabalia over the past week at around 150.

UN inquiry accuses Israel of crime of 'extermination' in destruction of Gaza health system
Reuters  |  Oct 10, 2024

The commission has accused Israel of obstructing its work and preventing investigators from accessing both Israel and the Palestinian territories.

UN chief Guterres 'gravely alarmed' by reports of RSF assault on al-Fashir in Sudan
Reuters  |  Sep 21, 2024

War erupted in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the RSF in April last year, triggering the world's largest displacement crisis.

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