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UNICEF / MYANMAR CHILDREN
A UNICEF report calls for improved humanitarian access to estimated 2.2 million children affected by violence in Myanmar, and end to child rights violations. UNICEF
22 May 2017
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UN / IRAQ
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq, Ján Kubiš, told the Security Council that “the days of the so-called ISIL caliphate in Iraq are numbered.” UNIFEED
22 May 2017
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GENEVA / DRC EBOLA
World Health Organization (WHO) said as of today, four people have died and some 43 were infected in the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. UNTV CH
23 May 2017
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UGANDA / SOUTH SUDAN REFUGEES
The scale of the refugee crisis in Uganda is extraordinary, with average daily arrivals of over 2,000 people. The country now hosts the largest refugee population in Africa, over 1.2 million people,…
23 May 2017
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UN / MANCHESTER TERRORIST ATTACK
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned yesterday’s horrific terrorist attack targeting crowd gathering for a concert in Manchester, the United Kingdom. For its part…
23 May 2017
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UN / SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS
The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs told Security Council that the re-emergence of chemical weapons in Syria “is indefensible and cannot be viewed as anything other than a violation of…
23 May 2017
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SPAIN / CLIMATE SMART TECHNOLOGIES
World experts in energy, finance, and technology came together at the #Innovate4Climate Finance and Markets Week in Barcelona to discuss ways to scale up financing for climate action. WORLD BANK
23 May 2017
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IRAQ / KHALED HOSSEINI
International best-selling author and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Khaled Hosseini made his first visit over the weekend to see Syrian refugees living in Northern Iraq. Hosseini, a former refugee…
25 March 2014
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UN / DPRK JAPAN
Japan’s Ambassador Koro Bessho said North Korea’s most recent ballistic missile launch is a “blatant violation of relevant Security Council resolutions” and “is totally unacceptable.” UNIFEED
23 May 2017
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WHO / NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL
The World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the United Nations health agency, today elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, of Ethiopia, as the new Director-General of the World Health…
23 May 2017
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UN / FORCE COMMANDERS
Ahead of Peacekeeping Day, marked on 29 May, United Nations peacekeeping operations force commanders discussed the challenges posed to military operations. UNIFEED
23 May 2017
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WHO / TEDROS PRESSER
World Health Organizations's new Director General outlined his priorities to journalists in Geneva, where he stressed the need for Member States to provide health care for all and to implement…
24 May 2017