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Nov- 2018 -19 NovemberMiddle East
Yemen: Senior Houthi rebel leader calls for end of military operations ahead of peace talks
A high-ranking Yemeni Houthi official urged his leadership to freeze military operations and stop firing missiles into Saudi Arabia as the UN prepares for peace talks
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15 NovemberAfrica
UN peacekeepers and DR Congo troops killed in offensive against ADF
United Nations peacekeepers and Congolese troops have been killed and wounded in an offensive against the AFG militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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14 NovemberAfrica
South Sudan military denies UN report of arms embargo violations
UN experts found violations of the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan, reporting "alarming levels" of sexual violence, hunger and human rights abuses in the war-scarred country
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7 NovemberAfrica
France proposes UN peacekeeper support for Central African troop deployments
The UN Security Council is weighing a French proposal that would see UN peacekeepers support newly-trained Central African Republic troops as they deploy
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6 NovemberMiddle East
Clashes near Yemen’s Hodeidah enter fifth day as Saudi alliance circles key city
Government troops and rebels clashed near the Yemeni port city Hodeidah where hundreds of thousands of civilians could be trapped as war closes in
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1 NovemberMiddle East
Yemen government says it is ready to ‘immediately’ resume peace talks with Houthis
Yemen's government said it was ready to re-start peace talks with Houthi rebels, amid growing international pressure to end the conflict
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Oct- 2018 -27 OctoberAfrica
Mali: Two UN peacekeepers killed, at least 9 injured in attacks in Ber and Konna
Two Burkinabe UN peacekeepers were killed and at least nine others from Burkina Faso and Togo were injured in two attacks in central and northern Mali
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17 OctoberMiddle East
UN Syria envoy de Mistura announces he will step down
UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced that he will step down next month
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16 OctoberAfrica
Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Polisario Front agree to UN-brokered Western Sahara talks
Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario Front accepted a UN invitation to hold talks on ending the conflict in Western Sahara
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16 OctoberAfrica
30 people killed in two months near Bria, Central African Republic’s diamond hub
The UN said at least 30 civilians were killed in August and September by armed groups near Bria in Central African Republic, adding that some could constitute crimes against humanity
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