News in Brief 27 July 2017 (PM)
DRC needs to do more to end violence against women, says UN deputy chief More needs to be done in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or DRC…
27 Jul 2017 / Listen /States "still looking across the fence" on hepatitis treatment: WHO
Hepatitis is one of the world's biggest killers and although many countries have taken action to eradicate the threat it poses, others need to do more, the UN…
27 Jul 2017 / Listen /News in Brief 27 July 2017 (AM)
UN chief hails parties for defusing crisis in Old City of Jerusalem The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the news that the crisis in the Old City of…
27 Jul 2017 / Listen /UN peacekeeping chief "deeply saddened" by deadly helicopter crash in Mali
The head of UN peacekeeping operations said he is "deeply saddened" by the news of a helicopter crash in northern Mali. In a statement released on Thursday, Jean-Pierre…
27 Jul 2017 / Listen /Nine UN peacekeepers killed in line of duty in CAR this year
The United Nations Secretary-General has condemned the killing of two UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic on Wednesday. The Moroccan soldiers were escorting a humanitarian convoy in the south-eastern city of Bangassou…
26 Jul 2017 / Listen /"Unprecedented response" needed for Yemen crisis: UN agency chiefs
An "unprecedented response" from the international community is needed to save millions of lives across Yemen. That's according to the heads of three UN agencies, who have just finished a three-day fact-finding mission…
26 Jul 2017 / Listen /Up to 50,000 civilians trapped in Raqqa with "no way out": OCHA
Up to 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the former Daesh, or ISIL, terrorist stronghold of Raqqa, with "no way…
27 Jul 2017 / Listen /Hollywood helps highlight Europe's 20th Century refugee crisis: "The Lid is On" podcast classic
In 1959, Hollywood stars Gregory Peck and Doris Day were at the height of their careers. But thanks to…
26 Jul 2017 / Listen /UN deputy chief underscores women's role in African security
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will not be possible without investing more in women. That's the view of…
26 Jul 2017 / Listen /Boko Haram violence compounds long-term "development failures"
North-east Nigeria's problems are principally due to long-term "development failures" compounded by a Boko Haram terrorist insurgency that's provoked…
26 Jul 2017 / Listen /West Mosul "a ghost city" devoid of all life: IOM
Recently-liberated West Mosul has become "a ghost city" which is devoid of all life and urgently in need of…
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