Over 500,000 Tanzanians farmers to get UN loans
More than 500,000 poor people in rural areas of Tanzania are expected to benefit from a $90 million loan from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
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No Morocco-Polisario deal on Western Sahara talks
Morocco and the Polisario Front, an independence movement, have ended another round of talks in Malta without agreeing on how to proceed with talks on the future of Western Sahara.
Civilians pay with their lives in Afghan conflict
Afghan civilians are paying the price of war with their lives and in great numbers, according to a report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. 2,777 civilians were killed last year due to an intensification of the armed conflict in Afghanistan, the report says, calling on parties [...]
Human Rights Council discusses protection of the rights of street children
There are 100 million children in the world living on the street. What are the root causes that lead them to the insecurity and violence they find there? Children do not belong in the streets; they belong in school and in the safe environment of homes, said UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay, as she [...]
UN Daily News 09 March 2011
News and features from United Nations Radio.
WFP feeds additional 50,000 people in Mogadishu
Food aid is being provided to an additional 50,000 people in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
Continued relief aid needed as fighting escalates in Libya
Countries helping migrants in Libya to return home are being urged to maintain the momentum of their relief efforts.
2,800 civilians die in Afghanistan conflict in 2010
Close to 2,800 Afghan civilians have died as a result of conflict in 2010, according to a report released by the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, (UNAMA)
Number of street children worldwide reaches 100 million
The number of children living and working on the streets worldwide is now estimated at over 100 million, according to the UN Human Rights office.
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