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Ban Urges Immediate Halt To Hostilities In Yemen // Ban Demande Instamment L’arrêt Immédiat Des Hostilités Au Yémen

Jide AdesinaJanuary 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 20, 20150650

Street scene in Sana’a, capital of Yemen. Photo: UNDP Yemen United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his grave concern today about the deteriorating situation in...

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US Condemns ICC War Crimes Probe Of Israel As ‘Tragic Irony ’ // U.S. Condamne ICC Sonde De Crimes De Guerre D’Israël Comme « Ironie Tragique

Jide AdesinaJanuary 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 17, 20150690

The United States condemned as “tragic irony” the International Criminal Court’s decision to open a preliminary probe into possible war crimes committed by Israeli...

UN Ramps Up Relief Efforts As Huge Mid-East Snowstorm Threatens Syrian Refugees // ONU Rampes Relief efforts comme La Grande Tempête De Neige De Moyen-Orient Menace Des Réfugiés Syriens

Jide AdesinaJanuary 10, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 10, 20150679

div id=”fullstory”> The United Nations refugee agency has been working around the clock this week to help the millions of Syrian refugees and internally displaced...

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Palestinian request to join International Criminal Court “accepted” // Demande Palestinienne à Rejoindre La Cour Pénale Internationale « Accepté »

Jide AdesinaJanuary 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 7, 20150625

Palestinian request to join International Criminal Court “accepted” NEW YORK (United Nations) – The Palestinians’ application for membership to the International Criminal Court (ICC) has...

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Diplomacy at ‘Critical Phase’ in Push to Deport Detained Al-Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy; Peter Greste says Waiting for Negotiations to Begin // Diplomatie à « Étape Cruciale » De Pousser Pour Expulser Le Journaliste D’Al-Jazeera Détenus Mohamed Fahmy ; Peter Greste Indique en Attente De Négociations à Begin

Jide AdesinaJanuary 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 7, 20150607

Ottawa’s top diplomat says he is close to reaching a deal with Egypt on deporting to Canada one of three imprisoned Al-Jazeera journalists. Canadian foreign...

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Suicide Bomber kills 4 people In Somalia’s Capital // Kamikaze Tue Capital Du 4 Personnes En Somalie

Jide AdesinaJanuary 5, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 5, 20150705

A suicide car bomber blew himself up near a moving convoy of Somalia’s U.S.-trained elite forces in Mogadishu, killing at least four people, a Somali...

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Jailed Australian Journalist Seeks Presidential Deportation From Egypt // Un Journaliste Australien Emprisonné Cherche Présidentielle en Etant Expulsé d’Egypte

Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 20150632

Reuters/Reuters – Al Jazeera journalists (L-R) Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed stand behind bars at a court in Cairo June 1, 2014. REUTERS/Asmaa...

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Palestine Blasts Nigeria For Abstaining At UN // Nigeria Explosions Palestine Pour s’Abstenir à L’ONU

Jide AdesinaJanuary 1, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 1, 20150672

By Ben Ariel Palestinian Authority says Nigeria’s abstention during a UN vote on Palestinian statehood as a “big disappointment”. The Palestinian Authority’s (PA)...

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Al-Qaeda Mag Urges ‘Lone Wolf’ Terror Attacks On Major Western Airlines // Al-Qaïda Mag Demande Instamment Aux Attentats Terroristes « Loup Solitaire » Sur Major Western Airlines

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140645

Reuters / Stefan Wermuth Al-Qaeda has issued the latest edition of its online magazine, encouraging Islamic jihadists to carry out lone wolf attacks on major...

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Marking 10 years Since Indian Ocean Tsunami, UN Says World Better Prepared For Natural Disasters // Marquant Les Dix ans Depuis L’océan Indien Tsunami, UN Says Monde Mieux Préparé Pour Les Catastrophes Naturelles

Jide AdesinaDecember 27, 2014December 27, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 27, 2014December 27, 20140836

t has been ten years since a massive tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean killing more than 200,000 people and devastating coastline communities from Indonesia...

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Short Video of United Nations Activities in 2014 // Courte Vidéo Des Activités Des Nations Unies En 2014

Jide AdesinaDecember 23, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 23, 20140708

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Tensions simmer in protest-hit Gabon capital // Tensions mijotent Dans La Capitale Du Gabon Protestation-Hit

Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 20140698

The opposition coalition has accused the government of mobilising special units to squash the demonstrations [AFP] Gabon’s government has moved to reduce simmering tensions in the...

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Cairo Releases 51 Palestinians Held in Sinai // Caire Libère 51 Détenus Palestiniens Dans Le Sinaï

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140636

Egyptian authorities on Saturday released 51 Palestinians who had been detained in the North Sinai city of El Arish after they attempted to travel to...

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Obama Vows US Will Respond To Sony Hack // Obama Promet US Will Respond To Hack De Sony

Jide AdesinaDecember 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 20, 20140809

US President Barack Obama declared on Friday that Sony “made a mistake” in shelving a satirical film about a plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader,...

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UN Launches Appeal For Life-Saving Aid to Millions of Syrians, Support To Host communities // UN Launches Appeal For Life-Saving Aide à Des Millions De Syriens, Soutien auxC

Jide AdesinaDecember 18, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 18, 20140676

As Syria’s war rages on into its fifth year, the needs for food, shelter and medicine are astronomical, several United Nations agencies said today as...

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Obama And Castro Hail Historic Breakthrough For US-Cuba Relations // Obama et Castro Grêle Percée Historique Pour Les Relations États-Unis-Cuba

Jide AdesinaDecember 17, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 17, 20140746

By : Alan Yuhas in New York Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro announced the restoration of full relations between the United States and Cuba, along...

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UN Chief Applauds Lima Climate Deal // Chef De L’ONU Accueille Favorablement L’accord Sur Le Climat Lima

Jide AdesinaDecember 14, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 14, 20140712

UN chief Ban Ki-moon applauded a global climate deal signed in Lima on Sunday and urged countries to commit to tough negotiations taking place...

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UN mission Destroys Weapons Seized From Displaced Persons Camps In South Sudan // La Mission Des Nations Unies Détruit Armes Saisies De Déplacés Camps Au Sud Soudan

Jide AdesinaDecember 9, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 9, 20140668

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has destroyed a deadly assortment of weapons confiscated from internally displaced persons (IDPs) living at its...

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People Around World Urged To Help End Corruption // Personnes Autour De Monde A Exhorté A Aider Fin Corruption

Jide AdesinaDecember 9, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 9, 20140617

People around the world are being urged by the UN Secretary-General to help end corruption and to come together for global fairness and equity. In...

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ICC Drops Uhuru Kenyatta Charges For Kenya Ethnic Violence // ICC Gouttes Frais Uhuru Kenyatta Pour La Violence Ethnique Au Kenya

Jide AdesinaDecember 5, 2014December 5, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 5, 2014December 5, 20140713

Uhuru Kenyatta, who was elected president last year, denied orchestrating violence after elections in 2007 Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague...

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