Peace
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Jan- 2019 -8 January
African Union and UN relaunch Central African Republic peace talks
Senior African Union and the United Nations officials arrived in the Central African Republic in a bid to revive a peace process in the troubled country
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4 January
UN Yemen envoy to hold new round of peace talks with Houthis and Hadi
The UN envoy for Yemen will hold a new round of talks with Houthi rebels and the government as the UN said the Hodeidah ceasefire was holding
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Dec- 2018 -13 December
Yemen’s warring parties agree to ceasefire, deal for Hodeidah, UN says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced breakthroughs in peace talks with the warring parties in Yemen, including a ceasefire for Hodeidah
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12 December
UN at Yemen talks pushes for truce to allow aid deliveries
Before the scheduled close of UN-brokered talks on Yemen, mediators pushed for a truce between warring parties to allow aid deliveries
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6 December
US resists UN funding for African Union-led peacekeeping missions
A bid by African countries to secure U.N. funding for peacekeeping operations suffered a significant setback as the US proposed 11 conditions for the financing
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6 December
Yemen peace talks begin in Sweden
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels traded mutual accusations as they sat for talks the UN envoy described as a "critical opportunity."
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5 December
Yemen government and Houthi rebel delegations head to Sweden for peace talks
Yemeni government representatives were expected to join a Houthi rebel delegation in Sweden for high-stakes peace talks aimed at ending four years of devastating war.
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Nov- 2018 -28 November
Syria talks begin in Astana with government and opposition delegations present
Negotiators from Iran, Russia and Turkey met in Kazakhstan's capital Astana for two days of talks to preserve a fragile truce in northern Syria
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27 November
Ukraine backs martial law in border regions after Russia seizes ships at sea
Ukraine's parliament approved the introduction of martial law in border regions after Russian forces seized three Ukrainian Navy ships
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20 November
US pushes back against UN funding for African Union-led peacekeeping missions
A push at the UN to secure financing for peacekeeping operations led by the African Union won backing from China but the US poured cold water on the proposal
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