U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum withdrawing the United States from 31 UN subsidiary bodies and 35 non-UN organizations.
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NEW YORK: Nigerian Poet Alhanislam Appointed UN Global Peace Advocate
Nigerian poet, human rights activist, and Pan-Africanist, Maryam Bukar Hassan (aka Alhanislam), has been appointed the United Nations’ first ever Global Advocate for Peace.
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REJECTS: US Deports Five ‘Barbaric’ Migrants To African Countries
The US has deported five people who it described as “criminal illegal aliens” to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini and South Sudan.
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SWITZERLAND: UN Expert Demands Britain Repatriates Vulnerable Shamima Begum As She Was A Victim Of Sexual Exploitation
A group of United Nations experts has urged Britain to repatriate a woman stripped of her citizenship after leaving the country aged 15 to marry a Daesh fighter.
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AFRICA: Twelve Countries Receives 18 million Doses Of First-ever Malaria Vaccine
Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years. The roll out is a critical step forward in the fight against one of the leading causes of death on the continent.
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KENYA: Romania Recalls Ambassador Over Racist Remarks
Romania’s ambassador to Kenya who allegedly compared a monkey with Africans during a meeting in the capital has been recalled.
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SOUTH SUDAN: Career Diplomat In Alleged Rape Allowed To Leave NY On Immunity
A South Sudanese United Nations diplomat accused of raping one of his neighbours in Upper Manhattan over the weekend and released on diplomatic immunity have been suspended from his duties and is under investigation by a ‘specialised committee’.
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RUSSIA INVASION: EU Contradicts UN On Discrimination Of Africans At Ukraine Border
The United Nations has admitted that some non-European refugees have faced discrimination while trying to flee to safety at Ukraine borders after their experiences were dismissed as lies and “Russian disinformation” by online commentators.
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EQUITORIAL GUINEA: Seized Assets Of Flamboyant VP Son Of President To Pay For Covid Jabs
The US justice department says it will use money from assets seized from Equatorial Guinea Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue which he obtained through corruption.
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Faith Leaders Urge Governments Against Vaccine Nationalism
Christian and other faith leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby have joined the heads of the world’s largest health and humanitarian organisations to urge governments to choose between “vaccine nationalism or human solidarity”.
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