Head of UN mission in Congo Bintou Keita raises red flag over Rwanda-backed rebels’ $300,000 monthly revenue
M23, or the March 23 Movement, is a rebel military group mainly made up of ethnic Tutsis that broke away from the Congolese army just over a decade ago. They staged a large offensive in 2012 and took over the provincial capital of Goma near the border with Rwanda, the same city they are threatening again.
Rwanda’s military and M23 rebels accused of shelling displaced people camps in Congo
Congo alleges that Rwandan forces have been involved in aggression and war crimes in the east and US and UN experts accuse it of giving military backing to M23. Rwanda denies the claim, but in February admitted that it has troops and missile systems in eastern Congo to safeguard its security, pointing to a buildup of Congolese forces near the border.
Haiti’s head of transition council, Edgard Leblanc, grateful for Americans’ solidarity with migrants in Ohio
The majority of the 15,000 Haitian Americans in Springfield are in the US legally. Springfield has faced a wave of bomb threats to schools and other facilities in the wake of the claims.
Kenya will send more police officers to Haiti, president says
Kenya earlier pledged to lead the multinational force with 1,000 police officers.
Haiti PM tells UN General Assembly the island nation is far from winning gang war as deadline looms
A shipping official said this week that ships were being shot at, preventing them from docking and unloading containers, while authorities have reported the kidnapping of two Filipino crew members from a cargo vessel in the port.
Why West Africa has emerged as world’s centre of terrorism, taking over from Middle East, Asia
Fifteen diplomats and experts said the swathes of territory under jihadist control also risk becoming training grounds and launchpads for more attacks on major cities such as Bamako or neighbouring states and Western targets, in the region or beyond.
Mistrust between rich and poor nations manifests as climate meetings start in New York
The World Bank and other multilateral development banks are undergoing reform processes this year, which could see them making more funding available or taking on more climate-related risk.
President Ruto open Kenya-led mission in Haiti being commuted to UN peacekeeping operation
The 15-member council is due to vote on September 30 on the mandate renewal. After the Security Council approved the MSS mission, Kenya sent about 400 police officers to Port-au-Prince in June and July from an expected total of 1,000. A handful of other countries have together pledged at least 1,900 more troops.
World economic outlook gloomy as leaders gather for UN General Assembly in New York
The General Assembly approved the summit’s main outcome document – a 42-page “Pact of the Future” – on Sunday morning with a bang of the gavel by Assembly President Philémon Yang signifying consensus, after the body voted 143-7 with 15 abstentions against considering Russian-proposed amendments to significantly water it down.
UN Pact for the Future: Developing nations cite ‘disease discrimination’ as world plans digital IDs, vaccine passports, massive censorship
“In spirit, the Summit and Pact for the Future is a relaunch of the Great Reset,” said Tim Hinchliffe, publisher of The Sociable. “Both talk about reshaping our world, which includes a desire to transform the financial system and to implement global governance surrounding issues such as climate change, healthcare and all things related to the SDGs” (Sustainable Development Goals).
