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News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 172
UN Special Adviser welcomes start of trial against top Rwanda genocide suspect
- UN News
A senior UN official has welcomed the start of the trial against an alleged leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, highlighting the importance of paying attention to hate speech in deterring atrocities.
Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins
- UN News
The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of a 2009 stadium massacre in the capital of Guinea, as some of the ringleaders allegedly responsible for the gruesome death of more than 150 people that day, went on trial.
Aged Persons Haunted by Abuse in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
Sep 28 (IPS) - At his house in Mabvuku, a high-density suburb in Harare, the Zimbabwean capital, 86-year-old Tinago Murape claims his grandchildren starve him.
South Sudan violence proliferating, warn independent rights experts
- UN News
Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have warned.
Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court
- UN News
The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR) began on Monday in The Hague.
High-level independent panel on security and development in crisis-torn Sahel region launched at UN
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and make recommendations on ways to foster international engagement and map out responses to the region’s complex challenges.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister calls for improved climate commitments at COP27
- UN News
Egypt, which is hosting the 2022 UN Climate Conference this November, is calling on the international community to act on climate pledges made to developing countries, the country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, declared on Saturday.
Mali reports progress in political transition process, fighting terrorism
- UN News
Authorities in Mali are moving along the path to political transition and institutional reform while combating terrorism and other insecurity, Acting Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga said in his speech to the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid
- UN News
The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent humanitarian intervention, UN agencies said on Friday.
South Sudan: Vice-President highlights commitments and challenges to peace
- UN News
Warring parties in South Sudan are committed to implementing a peace deal that has improved security in the country, Vice-President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol Agany told the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
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