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‘Very real risk of violence’ looms over DR Congo elections, senior UN official warns

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Special representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Maman S. Sidikou (on screen), addresses the...

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UN must get ‘priorities right’ in 2016, Ban tells Member States, calling for ‘more and better work’

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivers informal briefing to the General Assembly.

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Election in Côte d’Ivoire opportunity to ‘start a new chapter,’ UN envoy tells Security Council

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The UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) provided logistical support to the Independent Electoral Commission by...

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Syria: UN officials give first-hand accounts of ‘horrible, terrible’ desperation in besieged towns

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Trucks, loaded with enough food to feed 40,000 people for one month in Madaya, Syria, are unloaded in...

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