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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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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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GA / SYRIA VOTE
The United Nations General Assembly today approved a resolution condemning the Syrian Government and giving recognition to the Syrian National Coalition by 107 votes in favour, 12 votes against and 59 abstentions. UNTV
Posted at: May 15, 2013 4:26 pm
Duration: 02:58
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UN/ POST 2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
United Kingdom's Prime Minister David Cameron, one of the Co-Chairs of the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, briefs journalists on the steps to take after the U.N. Millennium Development Goals expire in 2015. UNTV
Posted at: May 15, 2013 4:49 pm
Duration: 01:49
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UN / CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Briefing the Security Council today, Margaret Vogt Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations (UN) Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (CAR) says that "there is an urgent need to restore security stability in the CAR." UNTV
Posted at: May 15, 2013 5:16 pm
Duration: 02:25
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UN / CAMERON-SYRIA
Talking to journalists today at the United Nations on the situation in Syria, United Kingdom's Prime Minister David Cameron says that if there is no engagement with the opposition, "then we shouldn't be surprised if extremist elements in that opposition grow". UNTV
Posted at: May 15, 2013 5:39 pm
Duration: 01:23
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WHO / SOMALIA-POLIO
Somalia’s first wild poliovirus (WPV) case since 2007 has triggered a surveillance alert and mass vaccination plans, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Posted at: May 14, 2013 11:30 am
Duration: 0:58
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GENEVA / SYRIA UPDATE
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have delivered aid to an area in northern Syria that had not received UN assistance for the past 10 months due to insecurity. (CH UNTV)
Posted at: May 14, 2013 12:03 pm
Duration: 01:55
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DRC / INTERVENTION BRIGADE ARRIVAL
Tanzanian forces arrived last Friday (10 May) to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to serve in the intervention brigade recently approved by the Security Council. MONUSCO
Posted at: May 14, 2013 1:18 pm
Duration: 01:27
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Outlook
UNIFEED OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 17 AND SATURDAY 18 MAY 2013
GENEVA /SYRIA REFUGEES
The United Nation’s refugee agency (UNHCR) said today that the number of refugees fleeing Syriahad reached more than 1.5 million people. CH UNTV
NY-GENEVA / INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA WRAP
At the United Nations Headquarters in New Yorkand in Genevaofficials today commemorated the International day Against Homophobia.
CH 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
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
UNIFEED OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 18 MAY 2013
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