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The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Union have expressed in separate statements grave concern over the worsening security situation in Sudan’s El Obeid, a key city in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, amid continued fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), warning that continued fighting could deepen […]
More than 1,000 civilians were killed in drone strikes across Sudan between January and May 2026, according to the United Nations, which highlighted the growing impact of drone warfare in the country’s ongoing conflict. Speaking to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, June 15, Volker Türk said his office had documented a […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has paid tribute to three Moroccan peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line of duty under the UN flag. Two of the Moroccan fallen Blue Helmets were serving in the UN Mission deployed in Central African Republic, while the third was serving within UN Mission stationed in DR Congo. […]
The United Nations in Libya has raised concerns over a growing wave of misinformation, disinformation and inflammatory rhetoric circulating on social media, warning that such content could heighten tensions and undermine stability in the country. In a statement published on Facebook, the UN said false and misleading information poses risks to the security, dignity and […]
A Group of Friends of South-South and Triangular Cooperation will be set up at the United Nation at Morocco’s initiative. The announcement was made by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, who serves as Chair of the UN High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation, during the closing of the expanded meeting of the Bureau […]
Morocco pleaded, Tuesday at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, for adopting an approach based on “leadership by example” for the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, approved in Marrakech in 2018. As part of its participation in the second International Migration Review Forum, held May 5 – 8, […]
United Nations is honouring peacekeepers from Morocco for their service and sacrifice by dedicating starting 1st April a week-long celebration highlighting the contributions made by the Moroccan Blue Helmets for the security and stability of the most vulnerable people on earth. Morocco is the nineth largest contributor of peacekeepers to the United Nations with more […]
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Tuesday launched the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for South Sudan, warning that more than 10 million people may require assistance this year. The one-billion-dollar plan prioritizes around four million people facing the most acute risks, amid escalating violence, economic decline and the […]
UN Secretary-general has voiced profound alarm over emerging reports of mass atrocities and severe human rights violations in Sudan’s El-Fasher, as well as over intensifying violence across the Kordofan region. Antonio Guterres urged, in a statement on his X account, an immediate halt to the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support […]
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, met on Sunday, 12 October 2025, with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, to discuss enhancing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza as the enclave’s crisis deepens. Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s full support for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs […]