Tanzania Gold Mine Deaths Centre Of London Accreditor Case
By Polina Devitt October 7, 2026 UK gold bullion bars are stacked at Baird & Co in Hatton Garden in London, Britain, October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Hiba Kola/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The alleged fatal shootings of two illegal artisanal miners, identified only as ZZZ and ZZY, at Tanzania's North Mara gold mine are at the heart of a lawsuit against the London Bullion Market Association that began in London on Wednesday, court documents from bot
Reuters
Oct 9
Japan Provides Emergency Grant to Yemen and Djibouti amid humanitarian crisis
By Arab News Japan October 6, 2026 Credit: Arab News Japan (ANJ) TOKYO: The Government of Japan decided to provide an Emergency Grant of USD 10 million to Yemen and Djibouti, in light of the urgent humanitarian needs arising in both countries in response to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Yemen and its expanding repercussions on neighboring states, to ensure peace and stability in the Middle East region, including the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which is of utmos
ARAB NEWS
Oct 7
Singapore: Independent rights experts urge immediate end to ‘unlawful use’ of death penalty
UN News August 18, 2026 Independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts on Tuesday condemned the execution of at least 16 people in Singapore for drug-related offences this year and urged the country to end its “continued and unlawful use of capital punishment.” Credit: The United Nations According to the experts – who receive no salary for their work from any UN entity and are not employed by any organization – the Government’s mandatory death penalties and statutory p
United Nations
Oct 6
OvaHerero Seek SA Support For German Genocide Reparations
OvaHerero descendants in South Africa have petitioned South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to support their calls for justice, reparations and historical redress over the genocides committed by Imperial Germany between 1904 and 1908. By Martin Endjala October 3, 2026 Source: The Namibian The petition, dated 2 October and seen by The Namibian calls on the South African government to publicly support the OvaHerero and Nama peoples’ demands and recognise that the consequences
The Namibian
Oct 6
Congo: plea for a Better-Represented Africa at UNGA
By Africa24 Editorial Staff October 3, 2026 Credit: Africa24 English Addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Republic of the Congo advocated for a reform of the multilateral system that grants Africa a more prominent role. Conveying the message of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Constant-Serge Bounda Minister of Foreign Affairs, La Francophonie, and Congolese Abroad also reaffirmed the country’s diplomatic and economic priorities. Addressing th
Africa24
Oct 6
United Nations extends sanctions against militias in CAR
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies July 29, 2026 UN Security Council renews sanctions on armed groups in CAR, New York, 29 July 2026 - Copyright © africanews Cleared The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution extending sanctions against armed groups and individuals operating in the Central African Republic. The measures include asset freezes, travel bans, and restrictions on supplying weapons and military equipment to armed groups. C
Africanews
Oct 4
Air Strike In Sudan Kills UN Aid Truck Driver: WFP
By AI Jazeera and AFP October 4, 2026 WFP food aid truck attacked in Sudan’s South Kordofan, killing one driver as violence escalates in the region. Credit: Marwan Ali/AP Photo An air strike on United Nations trucks has killed a driver in Sudan’s South Kordofan, according to the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP). The WFP said in a statement released on Sunday that the trucks, carrying food aid, were “clearly marked as humanitarian vehicles” as they came under attack. The agency
Al Jazeera
Oct 4
UNSC To Meet On Western Sahara Ahead Of MINURSO Vote
By Adil Faouzi October 02, 2026 A Moroccan flag stands before the UN Security Council chamber, with desert dunes in the foreground. (Designed by MWN team) For Morocco, the task now is to consolidate the gains secured through Resolution 2797 adopted last year and translate that diplomatic momentum into a lasting settlement. Marrakech – The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold two closed meetings on Morocco’s Western Sahara on October 7 and 8, ahead of the October 3
Morocco World News
Oct 2
UNICEF Humanitarian Update on Djibouti
By the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) September 21, 2026 Credit: © UNHCR highlights As of 18 September 2026, according to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Solidarity, just over 3,100 people have arrived in Djibouti from Yemen. Nearly half of them are children, including 523 children aged five and under. The pace of arrivals has slowed down since 16 September, reportedly due to fuel shortages in Yemen. However, authorities anticipate a possible new surge, and partne
UNICEF
Oct 1
Number Of Sudanese Fleeing Surges As Aid Runs Dry, UN Says
By Olivia Le Poidevin September 25, 2026 Credit: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh GENEVA, (Reuters)- There has been a sharp increase in the number of people fleeing from Sudan to Chad to escape fighting and dire conditions, and aid funding is failing to keep up with needs, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday. More than 400 people a day have been crossing into eastern Chad over the past week, a 20-fold increase from the numbers seen in recent months, UNHCR said. They
Reuters
Sep 29
DRC Ebola Emergency: Calls Grow For Urgent Humanitarian Aid
By United Nations News September 28, 2026 © UNOCHA/Priscilla Lecomte At the Ebola treatment centre ran by the NGO ALIMA, the medical staff follows strict infection prevention and control measures to prevent the spread of Ebola. this include wearing full personal protective equipment. 28 September 2026 | Health Aid teams trying to keep deadly Ebola disease from spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are increasingly concerned about ongoing fighting and violenc
UN News
Sep 28
The Silence of Violence: The Remaking of Modern Aerial Warfare
By Franzie Schatzl and Mayya Chaykina Pablo Picasso’s Guernica at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, 1997. Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images. Unmanned aerial systems have reshaped the conduct of war without corresponding changes to the legal architecture that governs it. Today, conflicts are fought from afar, mediated by screens, algorithms, and the persistent terror of drones. This form of warfare is simultaneously more precise and less visible than conventional wa
Genocide Watch
Sep 28
