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SOMALIA / MALNUTRITION CHOLERA
As a result of the extreme drought that has hit Somalia, a devastating outbreak of cholera and acute watery diarrhoea has ravaged the country. UNICEF
17 April 2017
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UN / MOSUL HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
A Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres said “nearly half a million people have been forced from their homes since the start of military operations to retake Mosul began six months ago…
17 April 2017
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HAITI / TROOPS WITHDRAWAL
Following the UN Security Council's decission to terminate its peacekeeping mission in Haiti, the mission leadership has started preparations for the troops withdrawal. MINUSTAH
17 April 2017
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SOUTH SUDAN / JAPANESE TROOPS
Japanese engineering troops, who have been serving at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan since early 2012, have begun their drawdown from the country. UNMISS
18 April 2017
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IMF / WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
In its World Economic Outlook report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the global economy is picking up speed and momentum, but serious risks to growth remain. IMF
18 April 2017
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GENEVA / SYRIA CONVOY ATTACK
A spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said the attack on a convoy of families leaving a besieged town in Syria “most likely amounts to a war crime.” UNTV CH
18 April 2017
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WHO / NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
The World Health Organization reports remarkable achievements in tackling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) since 2007. An estimated 1 billion people received treatment in 2015 alone. WHO
18 April 2017
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UN / HUMANITARIAN SOUTH SUDAN SOMALIA
The UN humanitarian operations director called on the international community to better fund the response to the famine in South Sudan already affecting 100,000 people as a million more were “on the…
18 April 2017
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UN / LIBYA
At a High-Level meeting on Libya in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said “time is of the essence. Our collective approach should be anchored in the…
25 September 2014
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IMF / WEO PRESSER
World growth is expected to rise from 3.1 percent in 2016 to 3.5 percent in 2017 and 3.6 percent in 2018, according to the latest edition of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic…
18 April 2017
UN / HUMAN RIGHTS ARMED CONFLICTS
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council “our world is facing unprecedented peace and security challenges that result from a lack of prevention, and from insufficient…
18 April 2017
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IMF / PUBLIC DEBT
In its latest Fiscal Monitor issue, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that the public debt of advanced economies will remain at 100 percent of gross domestic product for the foreseeable…
19 April 2017