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ANGOLA / DRC REFUGEES
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said some 20,563 refugees have now arrived in Angola, fleeing insecurity and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai region since early April.…
18 May 2017
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MALI / LACROIX PRESSER
During his first working visit to Mali, United Nations peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix, announced that a rapid intervention force of Senegalese troops will soon be deployed in central Mali,…
18 May 2017
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UN / BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA
High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina told Security Council that “the authorities in B&H appear unable to act even in their own self-interest in a win-win situation” and that “the…
18 May 2017
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GENEVA / YEMEN REFUGEES CHOLERA
As the conflict in Yemen continues, conditions facing the almost 280,000 refugees in the country are worsening, forcing many refugees to return back to their home country.In addition, the resurgence…
19 May 2017
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SOUTH SUDAN / CLEAN WATER SHORTAGE
Humanitarian agencies are intensifying their efforts to provide clean drinking water to civilians fleeing fierce fighting in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan as the threat of a cholera outbreak…
19 May 2017
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UN / DPRK PRESSER
An Ambassador from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said that “if the Trump administration truly wants to adopt a new policy towards the DPRK” it should aim to renegotiate the…
19 May 2017
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GENEVA / SYRIA DE MISTURA
Wrapping the latest round of intra-Syrian talks today in Geneva, the United Nations Envoy for Syria said “this round of talks, there is less rhetoric, more business like atmosphere and we make…
19 May 2017
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ETHIOPIA / ERITREAN REFUGEE CYCLISTS
Six childhood friends became separated when they fled their native Eritrea. Now in Ethiopia, they found each other again through their shared passion for competitive cycling. UNHCR
22 May 2017
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UN / SOUTH SUDAN UPDATE
The UN Mission in South Sudan said that one civilian seeking shelter in its Malakal base was killed by stray bullets inside the base and dozens of civilians and a UN military officer also suffered…
15 January 2014
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WHO / CHAN
In her final opening address to the World Health Assembly as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Margaret Chan looked back at the challenges and successes during her years at…
22 May 2017
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UN / SYRIA DE MISTURA
Briefing the Security Council via videolink from Geneva today, the UN Envoy for Syria urged “the parties, the Astana guarantors, and those who have influence on the parties” to assure access to “more…
22 May 2017
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UN / PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS REPORT
Continued slow global economic growth is likely to leave about 6.5 percent of the world population extremely poor in 2030 without national actions supported by international cooperation, according to…
22 May 2017