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UN welcomes donors’ €3.25 billion pledge to help rebuild Mali
The United Nations today welcomed the international community’s pledge of €3.25 billion to support a recovery plan for Mali, which is emerging from a recent crisis that saw its northern territory overtaken by extremists and hundreds of thousands of people uprooted by conflict.
UN envoy urges Security Council to bolster security
A neutral security force is urgently needed to help restore the stability and counter the absence of law and order in the Central African Republic (CAR), a United Nations envoy told the Security Council, while also calling on the body to consider sanctions against rebel groups for gross violations of human rights.
Nigerian rebels could face war crimes charges for ‘population cleansing’
Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the top United Nations human rights official said today.
UN chief appoints head of peacekeeping mission in Mali
Ban Ki-moon today appointed Albert Gerard Koenders of the Netherlands as the head of the recently approved United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali.
Amid growing threats across Africa, Ban urges ‘holistic approach’ to fight terrorism
From the Horn of Africa in the east and across the Sahel to the west, terrorism continues to pose a threat to the continent’s peace, security and development, Ban Ki-moon said today as he warned that Africa was facing a rise in the presence of extremist groups and terrorist entities.
Togo leader slams rich countries over aid cuts
The president of Togo, one of the world's poorest countries, on Monday slammed rich nations who have cut development aid saying it contributes to the spread of terrorism.
The President has landed in New York
President Faure Gnassingbé arrived in New York on Sunday evening.
Concerted international action needed
Togo, which is is presiding the UNSC in May, is organizing on Monday an high level meeting dedicated to war against terror in Africa, peacekeeping and to international security.
Counter-terrorism committees focus on Mali, the Sahel and Somalia
The United Nations counter-terrorism panel dealing with Al-Qaida strengthened its work and cooperation with related UN bodies to more urgently address the evolving threats posed by the network in Mali, the Sahel and Somalia, the chairmen of the group today told the UN Security Council.
Ban recommends adjustment in UN mission to help restore order, stability
The mandate of the United Nations political mission in Guinea-Bissau, which last year underwent a military coup, should be adjusted to support a two-phase process for the full restoration of constitutional order and medium-term stability in the country, according to a report by Ban Ki-moon presented to the Security Council today.
