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Hit by a funding crisis, largely linked to a cut in the United States' contribution, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has been forced to announce the suspension of a fact-finding ...

Hit by a funding crisis, largely linked to a cut in the United States' contribution, United Nations High Commissioner for ...

A new report from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) offers over 40 innovative and actionable strategies for countries in the region to close the ...

President Donald Trump announced a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, with hopes ...

A peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda aimed at ending decades of conflict in eastern DRC paves the ...

President Donald Trump signed a major minerals agreement with Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week as ...

On June 27, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a US-mediated peace accord in Washington, D.C., to end decades ...

The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of the US.

READ MORE Peace, mining, investment: What’s at stake in the DRC-Rwanda deal The UN vote comes as Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week hosted the foreign ministers of DRC and Rwanda for ...

The agreement between the neighboring countries mandates Rwandan disengagement of armed forces, disarmament and the return of ...

Codify Sanctions with Teeth. Attach a binding annex to the agreement outlining automatic penalties—visa bans, asset freezes, suspension of mineral-related investments—triggered by independently ...