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the country could experience “its worst food crisis” alert the United Nations
the UN Food Programme, is sounding the alarm. More than 70% of the population of the world’s youngest country – it only gained independence from neighboring Sudan in 2011 –…
Moscow has committed nearly all of its pre-positioned troops, Pentagon says
On the thirteenth day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, local ceasefires announced by Moscow are supposed to start this Tuesday, March 8 from 7 a.m. UT. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…
More than one and a half million people have already fled Ukraine
More than 1.5 million people have already fled Ukraine, the UN warned on Sunday March 6. This is the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. Follow…
Fatou Bensouda to chair UN commission of inquiry into crimes committed in Ethiopia
On Wednesday March 2, the Human Rights Council sitting in Geneva validated its establishment and appointed to chair it the former Attorney General of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda,…
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Eighth day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes hit several cities including Kharkiv, Zytomyr and Kiev on Wednesday. Russia has announced that it has taken control of the…
at the UN, African countries refrain from all support for the Russian invasion
While some foreign ministries have publicly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, others have wanted to maintain a certain distance, while urging the belligerents to negotiate. Diplomatic pressure, from both…
The UN adopts the principle of a treaty against plastic pollution
In Nairobi, the UN adopted this Wednesday, March 2, the principle of an international treaty ” legally binding campaign against plastic pollution, a breakthrough described as historic in the fight…
Zelensky wants to exclude Russia from ‘all ports’ and ‘airports’ in the world
Sixth day of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine started in Belarus on Monday 28 February. A second round of talks is being considered by both…
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The presidency of Ukraine indicated on Sunday February 27 that it had agreed to talks with Russia during the fourth day of the Russian offensive. These negotiations, without preconditions will…
How many countries are there in the world?
Nearly 200 states are officially recognized by the United Nations. In recent history, the number of countries has thus quadrupled. But some are disputed by member states, others are subject…