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UN / KOSOVO
A Human Rights Advisory Panel, which examined alleged violations of human rights by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), concluded that there had been failures to…
26 May 2017
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GENEVA / CAR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
United Nations agencies are seeking to rally support for the people fleeing escalating violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), while the Organization's human rights office has called for…
30 May 2017
WHO / WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY
Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and dying from tobacco-related disease, combat poverty and, according to a first-ever WHO report, reduce…
30 May 2017
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UN / YEMEN
UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien said Yemen now had the “ignominy of being the world’s largest food security crisis” adding that crisis was “not coming, it is not looming, it is here today…
30 May 2017
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GENEVA / NIGERIA HUMANITARIAN SITUATION
A UN Humanitarian official said an estimated 700,000 people in Nigeria remain beyond the reach of humanitarian aid and are living in desperate conditions. UNTV CH
30 May 2017
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UN / GING CAR
Just back from Central African Republic, UN humanitarian emergency operations director John Ging said that the people “are consumed by fear, despair and hopelessness” and that “it is a collective…
1 May 2014
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SOMALIA / DROUGHT DISPLACED
The World Food Programme expressed concern over the deepening hunger and nutrition crisis in Somalia as the effects of drought intensify. WFP
30 May 2017
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CAR / HUMAN RIGHTS WRAP
Mass killings and other serious human rights violations in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been documented in an extensive UN mapping report released today in Bangui. MINUSCA / OHCHR
30 May 2017
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UN / SYRIA
UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien said Astana memorandum to create four de-escalation zones in Syria “simply has to succeed” as too many agreements “that could have saved lives and reduced…
30 May 2017
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NEW YORK / GUTERRES CLIMATE CHANGE
Highlighting the seriousness of the impact of climate change on the planet and its inhabitants, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for sustained action to meet the global…
30 May 2017
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UN / GA PRESIDENT ELECTION
The United Nations General Assembly today elected Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák to preside over the world body in its upcoming session. UNIFEED
31 May 2017
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SOMALIA / DROUGHT SOLHEIM VISIT
The head of the UN Environment Programme, Erik Solheim, visited Somalia Tuesday to assess the extent and impact of the prevailing drought on the environment and to discuss support for the new Somali…
31 May 2017