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Deadly Violence in D.C.; a Beloved UN Diplomat Dies; Fatal Attacks in Niger

• January 8, 2021

The United States Capitol stormed by pro-Trump rioters; a legendary UN diplomat dies at 101; Islamist jihadists blamed for fatal assault in Niger. You are reading This Week @UN, a summary of the most pressing issues facing the organization. The information is gathered from the UN spokesperson’s press briefings, original reporting and other sources. …

Africa, General Assembly, Libya, Secretary-General, This Week @UN, UN Diplomats, US-UN Relations

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Sidelining Africans, the US Imposes Its Own Choice for UN Envoy to Libya

Maurizio Guerrero

• November 16, 2020

Ignoring two proposals from Africa to fill the United Nations special envoy post for Libya, the United States demanded that the secretary-general, António Guterres, accept its own choice, several diplomats have told PassBlue. The maneuver could leave Africa with only a minimal voice in the mediation of a war in its own continent, spurred …

Africa, Gender Violence, Libya, Secretary-General, Security Council, UN Special Envoys

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