World News in Brief: Sudan’s agony continues, Colombian presidential candidate dies, the world celebrates the steelpan

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World News in Brief: Sudan’s agony continues, Colombian presidential candidate dies, the world celebrates the steelpan

The Director of Operations and Advocacy at the UN aid coordination office (OCHA), Edem Wosornu, warned on Monday that over 60 people reportedly died from malnutrition during a single week in the besieged government-controlled city of El Fasher in North Darfur State. Most of the deaths are those in vulnerable groups, such as women and […]

UN needed ‘more than ever before’ says Germany’s candidate to head General Assembly

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UN needed ‘more than ever before’ says Germany’s candidate to head General Assembly

Annalena Baerbock presented her priorities during an informal dialogue with Member States held on Thursday at Headquarters in New York.  If chosen, she will only be the fifth woman to lead the UN’s main policy-making organ and most representative body, comprising all 193 Member States who elect a new president annually, rotating among regional groups.  […]