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UN urges Bangladesh to keep doors open to Rohingya

WASHINGTON, 02 Mar 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: The UN on Friday urged Bangladesh to continue to allow Rohingya fleeing persecution in neighboring Myanmar entry into the country.  Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Shahidul Haque informed the Security Council on Thursday that the country could not cope with additional refugees, accusing Myanmar of "making empty promises" about the return to the country of those who fled to Bangladesh.  UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters at the international body's New York headquarters that it is vital Dhaka continue to allow refugees into the country. "Bangladesh has been amazingly generous in the support they have given the Rohingya refugees," Dujarric said. "It is important that people fleeing conflict are able to find safe haven wherever they

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Scant rain means 23.4M food insecure in Horn of Africa

NAIROBI, 18 Apr 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: With scant rainfall, urgent action is immediately needed to prevent food crisis in the Horn of Africa region, an eight-nation security bloc of the region said Wednesday. Speaking at a news conference in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, an official of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) warned of impending food insecurity in the region including the nations of Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Djibouti, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Mahboub Maalim, IGAD executive secretary, said analyses show rainfall levels through mid-April will likely be amongst the driest since 1981, particularly in southern Kenya, much of Somalia, Somali region of Ethiopia, and localized areas of Uganda due to climate change effects. He said: “We are currently at the crisis stage. Very, very fast we

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UN Security Council condemns violence in Sudan

WASHINGTON, 12 June 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: The UN Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent violence in Sudan and called for the immediate cessation of violence against civilians. In a statement, the council's members highlighted the "importance of respect for human rights and of ensuring full protection of civilians, accountability and justice". It follows a statement earlier in the day by the Central Committee of the Sudanese Doctors, which said at least 11 people were killed and 20 others wounded Monday when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a faction of the army, opened fire on residents in Central Darfur state. The council reaffirmed its strong commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Sudan. Sudanese protesters began a nationwide civil

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