A declaration by Sudan’s warring parties committing to protect civilians is an “important first step”, after more than three weeks of heavy fighting, the UN’s top official in the African nation said on Friday .

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UN agencies spent Friday buckling down with communities across Bangladesh and Myanmar, bracing for Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to hit the region by the weekend.

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There are “strong indications” that more than 500 people were killed – the vast majority summarily executed – by Malian troops and foreign military personnel during a five-day operation in the village of Moura in central Mali in March 2022.

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Raising concerns on Friday about fresh restrictions on migrants and refugees following the United States’ lifting of a COVID-19 pandemic-era measure known as Title 42, UN agencies called for great multilateral action to regularize movement across the continent.

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