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Burundi Forces Flee DR Congo as Conflict Sparks Refugee Wave

Burundi has "accelerated" the withdrawal of some troops from DR Congo, a senior military source told AFP Thursday, as the UN warned the small Great Lakes nation was seeing its biggest influx of refugees from its conflict-riven neighbor in 25 years.

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UN Peacekeepers Report Deadly Clashes in South Sudan

The United Nations on Tuesday reported deadly clashes in northern South Sudan which killed civilians and left a peacekeeper wounded.

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Fishing Trawlers, Not Sabotage, Behind Most Undersea Cable Damage: UN

Much has been written about suspected sabotage of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, but the UN says fishing trawlers are causing the most damage by far, rather than spies.

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DR Congo Denounces UN ‘Inaction’ Over M23 Capture of Bukavu

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday criticized the "inaction" of the UN Security Council in the wake of the M23 armed group seizing the city of Bukavu, according to a letter seen by AFP.

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UN Chief Says Flow of Weapons to Sudan ‘Must Stop’

UN called for an end to the influx of weapons fueling war in Sudan, as leaders gathered in Ethiopia to discuss the "unprecedented" crisis.

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DR Congo Conflict Advances as UN Warns of Regional Escalation

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern DR Congo as the UN warned the risk of violence spreading regionally had "never been higher."

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US Freezes Funding Contributions to Haiti Multinational Security Force: UN

The US has frozen its $13.3 million financial contributions to a UN fund for a multinational security support mission in Haiti.

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Paramilitary Attacks Displace Thousands in Sudan’s North Darfur

Thousands fled Sudan's North Darfur state over two days amid intensified attacks by paramilitaries, United Nations migration agency said.

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Uruguayan UN Peacekeeper Killed in DRC Fighting: Army

A Uruguayan member of the UN peacekeeping force fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed, and four others wounded, Uruguay's military announced Saturday.

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Two Soldiers Dead, 12 Wounded in Ambush by Ex-Philippine Rebels

Former Muslim rebels ambushed government troops assigned to escort UN staff visiting the southern Philippines, killing two soldiers and wounding 12 others, the military said Thursday.

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