United Nations
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Jul- 2020 -14 July
7 Children, 2 Women Killed in Yemen Air Strike: UN
Seven children and two women were killed in northwest Yemen as Riyadh said it intercepted missiles fired by Yemeni Houthi rebels.
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Jun- 2020 -15 June
Two UN Peacekeepers Killed in Attack in Northern Mali
Gunmen have killed two UN peacekeepers in a region of northwestern Mali wracked by jihadist violence, the UN said Sunday.
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Apr- 2020 -27 April
Violence increased in Afghanistan after US-Taliban deal, UN says
Violence surged in Afghanistan in the weeks after the US and the Taliban signed a deal supposed to pave the way for a peace process, UNAMA said
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21 April
Driver killed in attack on UN vehicle in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
A Myanmar government health worker was injured and his driver killed in Rakhine state when their UN vehicle was ambushed as they were carrying COVID-19 test samples
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21 April
UN sanctions Central African Republic rebel group leader Miskine
The UN Security Council imposed sanctions on Central African Republic rebel group FDPC leader Abdoulaye Miskine
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9 April
Yemen’s Houthi rebels reject ceasefire with Saudi-led coalition
Yemen's Houthi rebels rejected a ceasefire declared by the Saudi-led coalition against the northern faction, accusing Riyadh of violations
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8 April
OPCW team blames Syrian government for chemical weapons attacks
The global chemical weapons watchdog on for the first time explicitly blamed the Syrian government for sarin and chlorine gas attacks
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2 April
UN envoy in Yemen ceasefire talks amid coronavirus threat
The UN envoy to Yemen said he was engaged in talks with the country's warring parties to secure a nationwide ceasefire to help counter the threat of the coronavirus
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Mar- 2020 -14 March
UN Mali peacekeepers find Canadian and Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018
A Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 were found alive in the northwest of Mali by UN Minusma peacekeepers
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9 March
Haftar tells Macron he will abide by Libya ceasefire
Libyan general Khalifa Haftar told French President Emmanuel Macron his forces would abide by a ceasefire if government forces do the same
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