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A record 55 million people displaced last year

Across the world, conflicts, violence and weather-related disasters have reached an all-time high as 55 million people were reported displaced within their own countries. This finding was released Thursday by the Internal displacement Monitoring center. According to the report, the…

CIVICUS downgrades Benin as civic freedoms deteriorate

Benin Republic has been downgraded from ‘Obstructed’ to ‘Repressed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor, an online platform that tracks violations to civic freedoms, including the freedoms of expression, association and assembly, in every country across the world.  A ‘Repressed’ rating means…

US vetoes UN support for G5 Sahel Force

Washington has vetoed the United Nations constant support to the G5 Sahel force. The matter was discussed at a meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday.  The representative of the United States did not find it appropriate for the UN…