In Cairo, Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura (left), and Nabil el-Araby, Secretary-General of the League of the Arab States (right), sign agreement of cooperation. UN Photo: Manel Stambouli

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UN-Arab League Agreement to Prevent Sexual Violence

March 30, 2016April 1, 2016 RMN News Arab, Rape, Sexual, UN, Violence

The United Nations and the League of Arab States signed an agreement Tuesday to strengthen collaboration on prevention of conflict-related

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Cameroon military on the lookout for Boko Haram militants in the Far North Kolofata community, along the border with Nigeria. Photo: UN, Monde Kingsley Nfor / IRIN

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UN Condemns Suicide Bombing at Mosque in Cameroon

January 14, 2016January 18, 2016 RMN News Bombing, Cameroon, Mosque, Suicide, UN

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Wednesday a deadly suicide bombing in the village of Kouyape, in the Far North

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In December 2015, a young girl attends the recently constructed classrooms at the Assaga refugee camp in southeast Niger

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Nigeria Conflict Affected Education of 1 Million Children

December 23, 2015December 25, 2015 RMN News Boko Haram, Children, Education, Nigeria, UNICEF

Violence and attacks against civilian populations in northeastern Nigeria and its neighboring countries have forced more than 1 million children

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The Mo Chit bus station in Bangkok, Thailand, which is an active hub for human traffickers. Photo: UNICEF / Jim Holmes

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Sexual Abuse by Terror Groups: Security Council Urges Action

December 17, 2015December 22, 2015 RMN News Boko Haram, Human Rights, ISIL, ISIS, Sexual, Terror

The Security Council called on all United Nations Member States Wednesday to do everything in their power to combat human

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Can Germany Help Coalition Defeat ISIS? No Way.

December 5, 2015December 7, 2015 RMN News Barack Obama, Coalition, France, Germany, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Rakesh Raman, Russia

It is a perpetual war that U.S. is leading to meet its hidden objectives. And Germany is the new victim

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Deaths from Terrorism Increased 80% Last Year

November 18, 2015November 19, 2015 RMN News Boko Haram, ISIL, Terrorism

The number of lives lost to terrorism increased by 80% in 2014, reaching the highest level ever recorded at 32,658.

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