DRC / CHILD SOLDIERS
UNICEF has set up Child Friendly Spaces in DR Congo where over 5,000 children are given psychosocial support. Many are former child soldiers.UNICEF
UNICEF has set up Child Friendly Spaces in DR Congo where over 5,000 children are given psychosocial support. Many are former child soldiers.UNICEF
International Monetary Fund has proposed a range of mutually reinforcing policies to strengthen confidence, raise growth and help restore Japan’s economic vitality. IMF
The Youth Assembly, an annual two-day intensive program of young people championing humanitarian causes around the world today (1 August) focused on sustainable development for the future, their future. UNTV
The United Nations today (1 August) welcomed the decision by the Nigerian government to clean up a major oil contamination in the Ogoniland region in the country. FILE
As the outflow from Syria continues, neighbouring Jordan has opened a new camp to ease pressures on border sites hosting thousands of Syrian refugees. The new site, Camp Za’atari, has received its first refugees. UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency expressed concern today at the rising numbers of people fleeing their homes the ongoing violence in Aleppo. UN agencies said funds were urgently needed to support the refugees who have escaped the country. CH UNTV
The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in Geneva (30 July) that there were 36 suspected cases of Ebola in Uganda and 14 people have died so far. CH UNTV
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today criticized what he called a 'brutal crackdown’ in Syria, with the use of fighter aircraft and helicopters against targets in heavily populated areas. He called on all sides to respect the Security Council’s call for a peaceful solution. UNTV
A UNICEF camp in Lebanon helps Syrian refugee children ease into a different system of education. UNICEF
The acting head of the United Nations (UN) observers in Syria today held his first meeting with Government officials, during which he called for an end to the fighting and voiced concern about ongoing combat taking place in the city of Aleppo. UNSMIS