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SOMALIA – SECURITY CRACKDOWN
An unprecedented coalition of Somali security forces and troops with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have launched an operation today (May 21) to neutralise lingering insurgent elements blamed for a recent spate of violence in the capital Mogadishu. AU-UN/IST
Posted at: May 21, 2013 11:45 am
Duration: 01:54
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GENEVA / SYRIA UPDATE
The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR says today (21 May) that the number of Syrian refugees flooding into Jordan has suddenly fallen from several thousand a day to a handful, warning that fighting may be preventing people in need from arriving. CH UNTV
Posted at: May 21, 2013 12:28 pm
Duration: 02:18
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UNFPA / ENDING OBSTETRIC FISTULA DAY ADVANCER
Countries around the world will mark the first-ever International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May to gain support and raise awareness in an effort to end a devastating injury that can occur during childbirth when medical services are not available. UNFPA
Posted at: May 21, 2013 12:57 pm
Duration: 02:39
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SOMALIA / UGANDAN TROOPS
After succeeding in pushing al Shabaab insurgents out of Mogadishu Ugandan soldiers from Battle Group 9+, a contingent serving under the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are retuning home. AU-UN/IST
Posted at: May 20, 2013 1:04 pm
Duration: 02:31
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MALI / LOCATION SCOUTING
During her two day visit to Mali, the United Nations head of field support Ameerah Haq yesterday (19 May) visited the regional capital city of Gao, in eastern Maliand also visited locations predetermined for future deployment of the United Nations personnel to the recently approved UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSMA) in Mali. MINUSMA
Posted at: May 20, 2013 2:11 pm
Duration: 02:14
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MAURITANIA/MALIAN REFUGEES
The Mbera camp in Mauritaniais home to 74,000 refugees from Mali, more than half are under 18. Many of the children have been in the camp for more than a year and their needs are great. UNICEF
Posted at: May 20, 2013 3:41 pm
Duration: 02:20
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UN / INDIGENOUS FORUM WRAP
The twelfth session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opens today at the United Nations in New York. UNTV
Posted at: May 20, 2013 5:19 pm
Duration: 02:13
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WHO / HEALTH ASSEMBLY
The 66th World Health Assembly (WHA) opened today in Geneva, with nearly 3,000 delegates from 194 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) attending the annual meeting. WHO
Posted at: May 20, 2013 5:33 pm
Duration: 02:37
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MOZAMBIQUE / BAN KI-MOON
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today arrived in Mozambique. This morning in the capital Maputo Ban held talks with the leadership of the National Assembly and later attended a roundtable event on "The Future we Want – Millennium Development Goals' Post 2015 and Agenda 2025".UNTV
Posted at: May 20, 2013 5:50 pm
Duration: 01:35
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UGANDA / CATTLE HEALTH
Animal diseases cross borders with ease. In Moroto, at the Kenyan/Ugandan border Pastoralists can only rely on services offered at end points in either Ugandaor Kenya, Like in Moroto where local organizations maintain routine checkups. FAO
Posted at: May 18, 2013 12:02 am
Duration: 07:04
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WHO / YELLOW FEVER
The yellow fever 'booster' vaccination given ten years after the initial vaccination is not necessary, according to the World Health Organization. WHO
Posted at: May 17, 2013 4:31 am
Duration: 01:43
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GENEVA / SYRIA REFUGEES
The United Nation’s refugee agency (UNHCR) said today that the number of refugees fleeing Syria had reached more than 1.5 million people. CH UNTV
Posted at: May 17, 2013 12:44 pm
Duration: 01:34
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IFAD / ASIA-REMITTANCES REPORT ADVANCER
A record US$ 260 billion was sent home by migrant Asian workers last year and one in ten Asian families depend on this remittance money to survive. But, according to a new report to be launched on 20 May 2013, high fees and limited financial services mean that the potential impact this money could have on developing countries in the region is not being maximized. IFAD
Posted at: May 17, 2013 1:37 pm
Duration: 02:30
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NY–GENEVA / INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA WRAP
At the United Nations Headquarters in New York and in Geneva officials today commemorated the International day Against Homophobia. UNTV/CH UNTV
Posted at: May 17, 2013 3:03 pm
Duration: 02:36
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CHAD / REFUGEE HEALTH
Refugees in southern Chad receive health care under a European Union-funded programme. A new clinic tackles malaria, malnutrition, respiratory infections and more. UNHCR
Posted at: May 16, 2013 1:20 pm
Duration: 02:39
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ILO / BANGLADESH
The United Nations labour agency (ILO) today welcomed an agreement signed by international fashion brands and retailers, and trade unions to prevent workplace disasters and insisted action had to happen immediately on improving conditions in factories in Bangladesh. CH-UNTV
Posted at: May 16, 2013 1:39 pm
Duration: 01:45
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UN / SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
The Director of the Earth Institute, Jeffrey Sachs, tells a meeting on sustainable development and climate change that 21 years after the signing of the of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, "we haven't even begun to change direction." He added that in the United States, "politics has found a way" to keep the subject off the agenda. UNTV
Posted at: May 16, 2013 3:20 pm
Duration: 02:12
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WHO / WORLD HEALTH STATISTICS
Ties Boerma, Director of the Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems at WHO says that although enormous progress in the battle against infectious diseases, child mortality and maternal mortality has been made, "still it is far from enough. The world is still an inequitable place; a very inequitable place." WHO
Posted at: May 15, 2013 12:17 pm
Duration: 02:38
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UN / DISASTER RISK REDUCTION REPORT LAUNCH
The United Nations today (15 May) warns that economic losses from disasters have spun out of control and has called on the world's business community to incorporate disaster risk management to their investment strategies in order to avoid further losses. UNTV
Posted at: May 15, 2013 1:28 pm
Duration: 02:21
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UNISDR / NATURAL DISASTERS
Jerry Velasquez, Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) for in Asia-Pacific Regional says that the good news is that less people are dying, but he warns that "the bad news is economic losses are going through the roof”. UNISDR / LINX PRODUCTIONS
Posted at: May 15, 2013 2:46 pm
Duration: 02:48
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Outlook
UNIFEED OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 20 MAY 2013
UN / INDIGENOUS FORUM WRAP
The twelfth session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opens today at the United Nations in New York. UNTV
MOZAMBIQUE / BAN KI-MOON
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today arrived in Mozambique. This morning in the capital Maputo Ban held talks with the leadership of the National Assembly and later attended a roundtable event on "The Future we Want – Millennium Development Goals' Post 2015 and Agenda 2025".UNTV
WHO / HEALTH ASSEMBLY
The 66th World Health Assembly (WHA) opened today in Geneva, with nearly 3,000 delegates from 194 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) attending the annual meeting. WHO
SOMALIA / UGANDAN TROOPS
After succeeding in pushing al Shabaab insurgents out of Mogadishu Ugandan soldiers from Battle Group 9+, a contingent serving under the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are retuning home. AU-UN/IST
MALI / LOCATION SCOUTING
During her two day visit to Mali, the United Nations head of field support Ameerah Haq yesterday (19 May) visited the regional capital city of Gao, in eastern Maliand also visited locations predetermined for future deployment of the United Nations personnel to the recently approved UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSMA) in Mali. UNTV
MAURITANIA / MALIAN REFUGEES
The Mbera camp in Mauritaniais home to 74,000 refugees from Mali, more than half are under 18. Many of the children have been in the camp for more than a year and their needs are great. UNICEF