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Burundi Says It Doesn't Need Peacekeepers — But the African Union Wants to Send 5,000 Troops
Burundi, which UN officials say is on the brink of civil war, said there is no need for a peacekeeping mission. But the AU has invoked a rule which allows it to deploy a force without a country's consent.
The UN Completely Failed Sexually Abused Boys in the Central African Republic
An independent review panel has found glaring and systematic failures in the UN's handling of child sexual abuse allegations in the Central African Republic, which it called "seriously flawed."
UN Rights Chief Says Burundi Is on the 'Cusp of a Civil War,' Calls for Intervention
Stressing the severity of the situation in Burundi, High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein spoke less than a week after armed men waged early morning attacks on multiple military bases in and outside of the capital of Bujumbura.
The Future of Yemen Hangs in the Balance at the UN Talks in Switzerland
After nearly nine months of war, a tentative week-long ceasefire in Yemen began on Tuesday, as representatives from the country's warring parties sat down for make or break peace talks in Switzerland.
Climate Activism Under Attack: COP21 - Climate Emergency (Dispatch 2)
VICE News hears from Ban Ki-Moon at a COP21 party, attends an anti-COP21 conference, and meets one of the 24 climate activists currently under house arrest in France.
The New 'Extraordinary Threat' to US National Security Is A Landlocked Country in Africa
After months of political unrest, President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency and imposed sanctions on several top officials from both sides of the crisis Burundi.
UN Libya Envoy Lands Cushy Job With UAE Government That Pays $50,000 Per Month
Spanish diplomat Bernardino Leon was communicating by email with UAE officials about the position while he was overseeing negotiations between the two principal sides in Libya's conflict, one of whom is backed by the UAE.
UN Leader Making Snap Visit to Israel as Violence Spirals
In the latest violence, a Palestinian stabbed and wounded an Israeli officer in the occupied West Bank, and an Israeli man died after being run over by a truck.
Richard Branson Just Leaked This UN Document Calling for Drug Decriminalization
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime authored a paper advocating the decriminalization of drug use, then apparently tried to bury it — but Branson wasn't having that.
Palestine Leader Scraps Oslo Accords with Israel as Flag Goes Up at the UN
"We will not remain the only ones committed to the implementation of these agreements, while Israel continuously violates them," Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared.
UN Says Deadly Saudi-Led Coalition Attack in Yemen Killed Mostly Women and Children
The airstrike hit wedding tents in which women and children had gathered separately from men. As many as 135 people were reportedly killed.
China Announces Huge UN Peacekeeping Standby Force — But Doesn't Offer Many Details
Chinese President Xi Jinping said the personnel would be part part of a standby force, but questions remained about when and how they could be deployed, and what role China would have in deciding that.