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Libya: UN Envoy Ghassan Salame steps down on health grounds

UN Special Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame Monday resigned from his position citing health issues, two years and a half after his appointment. “My health no longer allows this rate of stress,” the Lebanese UN official said in a statement. “So I asked the Secretary-General to relieve me from my mission, wishing Libya peace and […]

UNICEF seeks $4.2mln to support ex-child soldiers in South Sudan

The United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) has called on donors to provide $4.2 million this year to help continue providing critical programs that support former child soldiers in South Sudan.   Since 2015, UNICEF has supported the release and reintegration of 3,677 children who were used by armed forces and armed groups in South Sudan. […]

Tunisia-presidential elections: Law professor, detained media mogul head to second round; PM concedes defeat

Polls by several media and polling firms predict, after the first round of the presidential election held Sunday in Tunisia, a face-off between Kais Saied, a law professor, and Nabil Karoui, a media mogul detained on money laundering charges. Kais Saied, the surprise of the voting process, is credited with 19.5 per cent of the […]