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October 31, 2020
Conduct Ivory Coast election in a peaceful manner: UN chief
NEW YORK — On Friday, the eve of the presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for all Ivorians to ensure that the polls are “conducted in a peaceful manner”.The people of Côte d'Ivoire head to the polls tomorrow for an election that is laden with tension over 78-year-old incumbent President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to run for a third term after having gone on record as saying ...
October 30, 2020
WFP launches cash transfers for poor families in Kenya hit by coronavirus
NAIROBI — In Kenya, a major UN-led cash and nutrition relief project is underway for informal workers facing a hunger crisis brought on by COVID-19, amidst warnings on Friday that the situation is likely even worse in many poorer countries.“COVID-19 has caused untold suffering especially to families living in the poor urban areas who normally rely on informal day-to-day employment; many families in the coastal region are struggling just to ...
October 29, 2020
At least 140 die after migrant vessel sinks off Senegal coast
DAKAR — At least 140 people have drowned after a vessel carrying around 200 migrants sank off the Senegalese coast, the deadliest shipwreck recorded in 2020, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday. According to media sources, the Senegalese and Spanish navies, and fishermen who were nearby, rescued 59 people and retrieved the remains of 20 others. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by this recent tragedy, ...
October 27, 2020
UN chief calls for safe, peaceful voting process in Tanzania
NEW YORK — UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on everyone involved in Tanzania's political process to ensure that Wednesday’s general elections are held in a safe, inclusive, and peaceful manner, amid reports of intimidation and harassment of political opponents, journalists, and activists.In a statement from his spokesperson, the UN secretary-general urged political leaders and their supporters to participate in the polls peacefully and refrain from violence. He also called on ...
October 27, 2020
Exported used cars ‘dumped’ on developing countries, driving up pollution, UN warns
NAIROBI — Used vehicles exported from richer countries are contributing to increased air pollution in developing nations and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a report published on Monday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The study — the first-ever of its kind — found that some 14 million used cars, vans and minibuses were exported worldwide from Europe, the United States and Japan between 2015 ...
October 26, 2020
‘October surprises’ and Electoral College in focus as US presidential election nears
ABU DHABI — One week before the US presidential election, opinion polls predicting the winner have become a major focus but election watchers are keenly looking at whether "October surprises" and Electoral College votes will alter the predictions. Although major opinion polls have given an edge to Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden over the incumbent President and Republican candidate Donald Trump, everyone is closely watching the factors that may influence the ...
October 21, 2020
UN chief calls for end to alleged police brutality in Nigeria
ABUJA — UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday said he was closely following recent developments across Nigeria, in the wake of reports that protesters had been shot dead and wounded, and called for “an end to reported police brutality and abuses.”Guterres said in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, that he condemned “the violent escalation on 20 October in Lagos which resulted in multiple deaths and caused many injuries.” According to ...
October 18, 2020
UN chief urges inclusive, peaceful elections in Guinea
NEW YORK — On the eve of the presidential elections in Guinea, the UN secretary-general has called on all national stakeholders to ensure that the polls are conducted in an inclusive and peaceful manner.Secretary-General António Guterres urged all political leaders and their supporters to refrain from acts of incitement, inflammatory language, ethnic profiling and violence, his spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday.“The Secretary-General urges political leaders and their parties ...
October 17, 2020
Twelve migrants dead, others missing off the coast of Djibouti: IOM
GENEVA — Twelve migrants have died and others are missing after being thrown off a boat by smugglers off the coast of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported.The bodies of those who perished washed up on the coast near Obock (a small port town on the Gulf of Aden) are being recovered and buried by IOM staff, the UN agency said ...
October 17, 2020
UN chief calls for swift action following attacks on peacekeepers in Mali
GENEVA — Authorities in Mali are being urged to act swiftly to apprehend those responsible for two separate attacks on Thursday against peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA.An Egyptian peacekeeper was killed, and another blue helmet seriously injured, when an explosive device hit a Mission vehicle in the Kidal region, located in the north.The second incident took place in Timbuktu, where at least one Burkinabe peacekeeper ...
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