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GENEVA / AFGHANISTAN PRESSER
A top UN official said Afghanistan has undertaken significant reforms which the international community will continue to support long after peace is secured in the war-torn country. UNTV CH
28 November 2018
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GENEVA / SYRIA EGELAND
It is unclear if rockets fired into the Syrian city of Aleppo last weekend contained chemical toxins, a senior humanitarian adviser to the UN said, adding that if they did, it would constitute a war…
29 November 2018
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SOMALIA / WATER SHORTAGE
After two decades of civil war left the capital ofSomalia,Mogadishu, devastated and devoid of basic urban services and infrastructure, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), handed over four…
5 June 2014
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UN / SYRIA HUMANITARIAN
A top UN official told the Security Council that any confirmed use of chemical weapons “is abhorrent and a clear violation of international law” following the reported use of chlorine in Syria’s…
29 November 2018
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SOUTH SUDAN / CROSS BORDER TRADE
There are plenty of goods for sale and business is booming at the local market in Renk despite the trade corridor being closed between Sudan and South Sudan at the moment, meaning many products are…
29 November 2018
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WHO / MEASLES REPORT
In a report issued today, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of a “worrying uptick” in the number of measles cases with a 30 percent rise in the dangerous disease in 2017. WHO
29 November 2018
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UN / BOLIVIA CLIMATE CHANGE
From 3-14 December, world leaders will meet in Katowice, Poland, for COP24 - the UN’s annual climate change conference. On the other side of the globe, in Bolivia, nearly 40 percent of the population…
29 November 2018
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CAR / CHILDREN 29 NOV 18
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said children in the Central African Republic are facing a neglected emergency with two in three children in the country in need of humanitarian assistance…
29 November 2018
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KENYA / FISH LEATHER
FAO’s Blue Growth Initiative aims to add value to fish to increase incomes and provide additional employment opportunities within the fisheries sector. In order to add value to the locally caught…
29 November 2018
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ECUADOR / LIVING WITH HIV
José arrived from Venezuela in December 2017, during the Christmas holidays. Leaving his country was his only option. He has HIV and was being treated with expired retroviral, so his health was at…
30 November 2018
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UNAIDS / WORLD AIDS DAY
On World AIDS Day 2018, UNAIDS said it was focusing on HIV testing with a new report showing that intensified testing and treatment efforts are reaching more people living with HIV. UNAIDS
30 November 2018
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BUENOS AIRES / G20 GUTERRES
On the side-lines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday told journalists that “climate change is running faster than we have,” making it “clear that the…
30 November 2018