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UN / MIDDLE EAST
The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nikolay Mladenov, told the Security Council that “the humanitarian and social impact of conflicts in the Middle East is catastrophic.”…
20 April 2017
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WORLD BANK/ JIM KIM PRESSER
The global economy is strong but famine and refugees, combined with job losses to automation, threaten the poorest countries, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said at the start of the WBG-IMF…
20 April 2017
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IMF / LAGARDE PRESSER
At a news conference to open the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, IMF chief Christine Lagarde urged world leaders to cooperate to promote sustainable growth that improves the lives of all. IMF
20 April 2017
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ICJ / RUSSIA UKRAINE
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Wednesday the conditions to impose provisional measures against the Russian Federation were not met in a case brought against it by Ukraine in which…
20 April 2017
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GENEVA / DRC KASAI VIOLENCE
Continued fighting between rebels and Government forces in the Greater Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has pushed more and more Congolese to flee in desperation to neighbouring…
21 April 2017
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IMF / GENDER MACROECONOMICS
Although the economic benefits of female economic empowerment and the policies that support its advancement are well-known, much remains to be done to deliver on the goal of a meaningful and lasting…
21 April 2017
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GA / DEBATE 3
Turkish President Erdogan stressed that it has received more than 150,000 Syrian refugees in the last five days and said that Turkey is "one of the most generous countries in the world." …
24 September 2014
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WHO / HEPATITIS REPORT
New WHO data reveal that an estimated 325 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The WHO Global hepatitis report, 2017…
21 April 2017
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UN / SYRIA COI
The Head of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, Paulo Pinheiro warned of a “slow motion” disaster in Idlib adding the Commission feared the evacuees being concentrated there…
21 April 2017
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IMF / ASIA
Asia and the Pacific’s economic outlook is robust, but significant risks remain, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Asia’s growth is forecast to accelerate in 2017 to 5.5 percent,…
21 April 2017
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IMF / MIDDLE EAST CENTRAL ASIA
The International Monetary Fund discussed regional economic issues in the Middle East and Central Asia on Friday. While the outlook for the region is better, the IMF warned there are lingering risks…
21 April 2017
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IMF / LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed regional economic issues in Latin America and the Caribbean on Friday, saying the region is recovering, though slowly. The region is trailing many…
22 April 2017