Tue, 21-Oct-2025

UN provides extra $5m on as floods ravage Pakistan

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UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has announced an emergency allocation of $5 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to aid Pakistan in tackling the devastating floods. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said , contribution, approved by UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher, adds to the $600,000 already released through OCHA’s Asia-Pacific Regional Fund and … Read more

UN orders Niger to suspend expulsion of eight Rwandans

UN orders Niger

UNITED NATIONS – A United Nations court has ordered Niger to suspend its expulsion of eight Rwandans linked to the country’s 1994 genocide, officials confirmed Monday. Niger’s government announced the expulsions in late December just a month after the Rwandans were officially welcomed in the capital Niamey citing “diplomatic reasons”. But a judge with the International Residual … Read more