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The evacuation of east Aleppo has been halted, with Syrian rebels accused of failing to respect a deal to lift their own siege of two pro-government towns. At least 6,000 civilians and rebels are said to have left Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, since Thursday after the government recaptured most of the city. Among the evacuees […]
The UN and Red Cross have appealed for civilians to be protected, as fighting in Syria’s Aleppo nears its end. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said people had “literally nowhere safe to run”. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced alarm “over reports of atrocities against a large number of civilians”. Thousands of […]
By Tendai Kamhungira Zimbabwean activist Fransisca Mandeya — who is pushing a petition seeking United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-moon’s intervention over escalating human rights violations — said she will leave no stone unturned in ensuring the country is put on international spotlight. This comes amid escalating attacks of protestors by police in a bid to […]
ADDIS ABABA – U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders on Saturday they should not use legal loopholes or undemocratic constitutional changes to “cling to power”, and that they should respect term limits.
New York – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday accused the United Nations Security Council of wielding an “insatiable appetite for war” as he condemned Nato’s campaign that helped topple Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.
We meet today after a long time and a lot of events have taken place in the country and elsewhere. However, today I wish to talk about my recent visit to the United States where I attended the highly successful summit of the Clinton Global Initiative from the 20th to the 23rd of September.
Full text of a speech by Zimbabwean Dictator President Robert Gabriel Mugabe on the occasion of the General Debate of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, delivered in New York on September 22, 2011:
By Ban Ki-Moon (UN Secretary General) Africa Day (25 May), which marks the founding in 1963 of the Organization of African Unity, now known as the African Union, provides an annual opportunity to reflect on the challenges and achievements of the Governments and peoples of Africa. This year’s celebration has particular significance as it marks […]