Articles by Michelle Nichols

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Outgoing U.N. Envoy Says Myanmar Has Spiraled into Civil War
Michelle Nichols | Reuters - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 Oct 2021

21 Oct 2021 – Myanmar has spiraled into civil war following a military coup, the outgoing U.N. special envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, said today, warning that the chance to return to democracy is disappearing and signaling that further targeted sanctions could be helpful.

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Former U.N. Chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali Dead at 93
Michelle Nichols, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service, 22 Feb 2016

Former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, a blunt-spoken Egyptian who led the world body through global turmoil as it defined its peacekeeping role and lost his job over disputes with Washington, died on Tuesday [16 Feb 2016]. He was 93.

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Syrians Fleeing War at Rate Not Seen Since Rwandan Genocide: U.N.
Michelle Nichols, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service, 22 Jul 2013

The number of people fleeing the conflict in Syria has escalated to an average of 6,000 a day during 2013 – a rate not seen since the genocide in Rwanda nearly two decades ago, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday [16 Jul 2013].

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Babies as Young as Six Months Victims of Rape in War – U.N. Envoy
Michelle Nichols, Reuters - TRANSCEND Media Service, 22 Apr 2013

In her first seven months as U.N. envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has visited a Congolese district where rebels raped babies, and Somalia where a woman was paid $150 (98.4 pounds) restitution for the rape of her 4-year-old daughter.

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