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  UN to maintain Afghanistan mission after US, NATO withdrawal

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 11:48am on April 16, 2021

  The United Nations said on Thursday that it will maintain its political and humanitarian mission to Afghanistan despite the departure of US and NATO troops...

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  US authorities face tangle of sanctions in talks with Iran

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:21am on April 15, 2021

  Reviving the Iran nuclear deal would seem like a simple task for United States president Joe Biden. Iran wants him to lift sanctions in exchange...

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  Myanmar may face Syria-style conflict: UN

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 02:08am on April 14, 2021

  The UN rights chief warned Tuesday of possible crimes against humanity in Myanmar and said it seemed to be heading towards a massive conflict like...

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  New threats emerged in peacekeeping, says PM

  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 04:05pm on April 12, 2021

  Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday stressed the need for equipping peacekeepers with appropriate training and equipment with facing new crises in the peacekeeping operations...

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  Myanmar UN envoy urges action against military

  Agence France-Presse . Yangon | Updated at 07:30pm on April 10, 2021

  Myanmar’s own ambassador to the United Nations has urged ‘strong action’ against the junta, as reports emerged of scores killed in the military’s latest crackdown...

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  40 killed in fighting in Sudan’s Darfur

  Agence France-Presse . Khartoum | Updated at 10:38am on April 06, 2021

  At least 40 people have been killed and 58 injured in three days of clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur state, the United Nations said on...

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  UNSC unanimously slams ‘civilian killing’, violence in Myanmar

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations, United States | Updated at 11:00am on April 02, 2021

  The United Nations Security Council on Thursday ‘strongly condemned’ the deaths of hundreds of civilians in Myanmar, in a unanimous statement watered down by China...

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  Suu Kyi accused of breaking colonial-era official secrets law

  Agence France-Presse . Yangon | Updated at 10:32am on April 02, 2021

  Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused of breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, her lawyer said, as Britain ramped up...

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  UN to assist Rohingyas after ‘unprecedented’ fire

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 03:54pm on April 01, 2021

  United Nations agencies have stepped up their efforts to assist thousands of Rohingya refugee families left homeless after last week’s fire at Kutupalong refugee camp...

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  UNSC urged to take steps to prevent ‘civil war’ in Myanmar

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations, United States | Updated at 09:44am on April 01, 2021

  The United Nations envoy on Myanmar implored the Security Council to take action Wednesday in the Asian nation’s escalating crisis, warning of the risk of...