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32nd International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda commemorated in Nairobi
More than 700 people including a genocide survivor, members of the Diplomatic Corps, Government officials, the Rwanda diaspora in Kenya, students and UN staff met on the 7th of April, 2026 at the United Nations Offices at Nairobi to mark The International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against Tutsi in Rwanda...
Millions of Kenyans impacted by United Nations Joint Programmes in Kenya
UN Kenya delivered over US$2.5 billion in support aligned to Kenya¡¯s national development priorities from 2022 until now, impacting the lives of millions of people in the country. This information was released by the UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya, Stephen Jackson on Wednesday during a conversation with the media...
The UN¡¯s top humanitarian official warned the Security Council on Tuesday that Lebanon is facing one of its most dangerous moments in years, with escalating violence, mass...
The killing of three UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon in the past two days has highlighted the grave dangers for the 10,000 military personnel who make up the bulk of UNIFIL, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon ¨C and for the communities caught up in intense clashes between the Israeli military and Hezbollah fighters.
Some 20,000 seafarers remain stranded on ships in the Strait of Hormuz as the war in the Middle East continues, a situation which has been described as unprecedented in the post-Second World War era.
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