All posts tagged "United Nations"

Amongi urges empowerment of youth, women and vulnerable groups at UN General Assembly

New York, (US):-Uganda’s Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Betty Amongi Ongom has called on world leaders to empower youth,...

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Bobi Wine attacks UN Chief for not condemning human rights violations in Uganda and DRC

Kampala, (UG): The National Unity Platform NUP party president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu also known as BobiWine has lashed out at the United...

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Museveni, UN chief discuss peace and security in Great Lakes Region

President Yoweri Museveni met with United Nations Secretary-General Mr Antonio Guterres this afternoon on the sidelines of the ongoing Non-Aligned Movement at...

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Nations urged to phase out fossil fuels at UN climate talks

The UN climate conference opened in Dubai on Thursday with nations urged to increase the pace of action on global warming and...

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UN Human Rights Conference: NUP activists urge global intervention on continued torture of Ugandans

Copenhagen, (Denmark): Delegates all over the world attending the ongoing Global Association of National Human Rights Institutions( GANHRI) were treated to a...

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DR Congo’s Tshisekedi calls for withdrawal of UN peacekeepers

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday called for a speedy withdrawal of a key UN peacekeeping mission that...

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Uganda makes record with second-youngest population in the world

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A new report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has put Uganda’s population growth rate as the second youngest...

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UN Human Rights Office exits Uganda

The office was in the spotlight in the aftermath of the 2021 general election when military and police personnel clashed with a...

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UN Calls for Effort to Push Sudan’s Warring Sides Toward Resolution

Fighting in Sudan’s capital worsened Wednesday, with witnesses reporting airstrikes, rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire in several neighborhoods.

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Freedom of the press under attack worldwide – UN

Speaking ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a rallying cry for journalists and media worldwide.

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UN warns Sudan near breaking point as battles flare despite truce

The chaos and bloodshed, now in their third week, have sparked a mass exodus of tens of thousands of Sudanese to neighbouring...

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Sudan fighting enters third week as UN says country collapsing

More than 500 people have been killed since battles erupted on April 15 between the forces of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan...

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OPM hit by fresh multi-billion refugee scandal

Thousands of fake refugees have been detected in registration records for camps in northern Uganda, a setback for efforts to improve the...

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Minister Amongi launches 2022-26 Women Peace Security programme

The Women, Peace and Security programme is financed by the government of Norway and United Nations with core commitment geared towards addressing...

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More than 150 civilians killed in DR Congo in two weeks

The province and its southern neighbour of North Kivu have been wracked by increasing violence between several militia groups in the mineral-rich...

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Let’s be guided by Agroecology principles for sustainable transformation of food system – FAO

The United Nations- Food and Agricultural Organization official in charge of Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP), Dr Emma Siliprandi has called...

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Pro-gay activist attacks, injures diplomats at Ugandan Embassy in New York

A Violent incident at Uganda House New York, an individual yet to be identified damaged a glass of a rear entrance door...

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UN, rights groups ask Museveni to reject Tough anti-gay bill

Museveni has consistently signalled he does not view the issue as a priority and would prefer to maintain good relations with Western...

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At least 73 migrants ‘presumed dead’ after in Lybia shipwreck

"At least 73 migrants are reported missing and presumed dead following a tragic shipwreck off the Libyan coast yesterday (Tuesday)," the UN's...

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UN, Gov’t in Talks to Renew Human Rights Office Mandate

Last week, Gov't through Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the UN Human Rights Mandate would not be renewed because the government and...

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UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

Russia swiftly rejected the suspension, with its foreign ministry blasting the move as "illegal and politically motivated, aimed at ostentatiously punishing a...

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