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UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence

By Edith M. Lederer Apr. 13, 2021 01:45 AM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a cruel...

In this image made from UNTV video, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a U.N. Security Council high-level meeting on COVID-19 recovery focusing on vaccinations, chaired by British Foreign Secretary Dominc Raab, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at UN headquarters, in New York. (UNTV via AP)
UK urges UN resolution for pause in conflicts for virus jabs

By Edith M. Lederer Feb. 20, 2021 02:51 AM EST

UN: Central African Republic faces dire humanitarian plight

By Edith M. Lederer Feb. 01, 2021 07:37 PM EST
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Violence-torn Central African Republic is facing an increasingly dire humanitarian situation with high insecurity on the main supply...

FILE - This March 29, 2018 file photo shows the Facebook logo on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square. Individuals linked to Russia and the French military used fake Facebook and Instagram accounts to wage a covert disinformation campaign in the Central African Republic ahead of elections there this month, Facebook announced this week. Facebook said on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 it took down hundreds of accounts and groups linked to France and Russia accused of “coordinated inauthentic behavior” in CAR as well as other countries in Africa and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Facebook removes French, Russian accounts active in Africa

By Angela Charlton And David Klepper Dec. 17, 2020 11:55 AM EST

UN: Central African Republic on way to successful elections

By Edith M. Lederer Oct. 19, 2020 08:41 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Central African Republic said Monday the country “is very definitely on its way to holding successful elections” in...

A gravedigger works in the COVID-19 section of the Maitland Cemetary in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 as a burial takes place in the background. South Africa has surpassed the UK in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases and now has the world's eighth-highest number of confirmed cases at 298,292, which is nearly half of all the confirmed cases on the African continent. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
African nation blasts 'inequality crisis' in virus testing

By Cara Anna Jul. 16, 2020 09:34 AM EDT

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