Slaves In Libya Used For Organ Trade
The widely condemned slavery in Libya goes beyond the sale of human beings as some ‘slave masters’ engage in organ trade, a private legal practitioner reveals. Organ trade is the trade of...
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Gaddafi Treated Blacks As Equals
The latest revelation of slave trade and dehumanizing treatment meted out to black Africans in Libya has caused former President Jerry John Rawlings to be downhearted. The maltreatment captured on...
Ghanaian Gets UN Job To Maintain Ceasefire Between Israel and Syria
The United Nations has appointed a former National Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation of Ghana to head the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). UNDOF ‘s mandate is to...
Akufo-Addo Inaugurates Inter-Ministerial SDGs Implementation Committee
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday inaugurated a 15-member Inter-Ministerial Committee for the implementation of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the...
UN Urges Maldives To End Parliament Blockade
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the government in the Maldives to lift a blockade of parliament where troops have barred the opposition from taking their seats. Guterres...
UN Chief Warns Central Africa Could Plunge Back Into Conflict
A new bout of violence in the Central African Republic that has killed nine peacekeepers this year risks derailing years of efforts to restore a fragile stability, UN Secretary-General Antonio...
UN Names Experts For DR Congo Massacres Probe
The United Nations named three international experts on Wednesday to investigate atrocities in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, some of which have involved government troops....
DR Congo Must Identify Those Behind Kasai Massacres
DR Congo must identify both senior army personnel and politicians behind the massacres in the volatile Kasai region, a top UN human rights official told AFP Thursday. Jose-Maria Aranaz, the UN human...
UN Identifies 38 New Probable Mass Graves In DR Congo
Another 38 probable mass graves have been discovered in DR Congo in the country's troubled central region of Kasai, the United Nations said Wednesday. At least 80 mass graves have now been identified...
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Reappointed As UN-Women Executive Director
The United Nations has announced the appointment of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of South Africa as Executive Director of UN-Women for a another term of four years. This follows consultations among...
US Pullout Gives ‘global Push’ To Paris Climate Deal
The US decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement has given a "global push" to the deal, as other signatories have strongly recommitted to the landmark accord, UN chief Antonio Guterres...
Ghana Ranked 3rd Highest Cocaine Transit Point In Africa
Ghana has been ranked the third cocaine transit destination in Africa behind Nigeria and South Africa respectively. According to the 2016 World Drug Report by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...
At Refugee Summit, UN Chief Urges ‘solidarity’ With Uganda
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for international solidarity with Uganda at a fundraising summit to help the country deal with nearly a million South Sudanese fleeing war. Held...
Congo Peacekeepers Accused of Sex Abuse To Leave C. Africa
About 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning home following allegations of sex abuse, the United Nations announced on Wednesday....
UN Boss Warns America Will Be Replaced If It Withdraws From the World
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that if the United States disengages from the international community it will be replaced - saying that...
UN Chief Concerned About Possible Escalation In Syria
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the recent downings of a Syrian jet and of an Iranian-made drone could be "very dangerous" and lead to an escalation of the war in Syria....
Congo To Withdraw UN Peacekeepers Accused of Misconduct
More than 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning home following allegations of sex abuse and other misconduct, UN officials said...
UN Chief Calls For Aid To Afghanistan As Conflict Spirals
Sitting cross-legged with war-displaced women in a mud-brick settlement on Kabul's outskirts, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for increased humanitarian assistance and a...
Akufo-Addo, UN General Assembly President Confer In New York
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated in New York that Ghana seeks to achieve the 2030 United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by way of a strong industrial growth. He...
UN Chief ‘concerned’ Over Renewed Central African Unrest
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres voiced concern Friday over the "widespread instability" and attacks on UN troops in the Central African Republic, which has been wracked by renewed sectarian...