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Lack of progress in resolving the outstanding security, economic and political issues between the South Sudan and Sudan continued to directly impact stability and security inside South Sudan. This, at the expense of efforts and investments towards peace-building and state-building activities and the delivery of essential service delivery to its citizens. That assessment comes [...]
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The UN Security Council, acting under the enforcement provisions of the Charter of the United Nations on Wednesday strongly condemned the M23 and all its attacks on the civilian population, MONUSCO peacekeepers and humanitarian actors. The Council also strongly condemned the M23 abuses of human rights, including summary executions, sexual and gender based violence and [...]
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Football legend Luís Figo is scoring a goal for children worldwide. The celebrated player from Portugal, who retired in 2009, is at the United Nations on Wednesday to raise awareness of the importance that football plays in young people's lives. Luis Figo is part of the Inter Campus initiative, a non-profit social project funded [...]
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Palestinians got a boost on Wednesday when a representative of the European Union (EU) visited Gaza which is recovering from an eight-day conflict with Israel. The EU representative John Gatt-Rutter and Robert Turner, the Director of the UN Refugee Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) signed a new EUR 11.5 million agreement in Gaza City. The [...]
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The United Nations Agency assisting Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), has been commended for the outstanding work it did by during the recent eight-day conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians. The praise came from the Representative to the European Union John Gatt-Rutter who also signed a new EUR 11.5 million agreement to support the Agency’s core activities in [...]
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Rural areas in Kenya, as in other countries of Africa, are always left behind in getting good quality health care for a number of reasons. One of them is that it is difficult to attract trained doctors and nurses to work in these areas, and funds are often scarce. However, there is good news regarding [...]
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UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos was in Lebanon Wednesday to get a first hand look at situation of refugees from Syria and to thank the government of Lebanon for all it's doing for the refugees. Later, Ms. Amos told reporters that she also had the opportunity to speak to a number of the refugees themselves. [...]
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1. Assistance to displaced people in Goma to continue despite insecurity 2. Thousands reported newly displaced in North Kivu 3. UNICEF expresses concern on health threats to children 4. WFP : Closing of Goma airport hampers humanitarian efforts 5. UN humanitarian agencies step up efforts to assist displaced Syrians 6. UNRWA resumes work in Gaza [...]
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The rapid melting of the Arctic sea ice and multiple weather and climate extremes occurring worldwide, are pointing to the fact that "climate change is taking place before our eyes." This conclusion was made by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), in its latest statement of global climate. WMO says the long term trend of rising [...]
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New HIV infections in children are down, but reaching the goal of an AIDS-free generation requires treating more pregnant women and children living with HIV, according to the United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF). The children's agency says thanks to remarkable global commitment, the world has seen a 24 per cent reduction in new HIV infections in [...]
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Chief Executives (CEO's) from some of the world's largest companies are calling for an end to travel restrictions for people living with HIV. Ahead of World AIDS Day, December 1, more than 40 Chief Executive Officers have signed an unprecedented pledge urging the repeal of laws and policies in 45 countries that still deport, detain [...]
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