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Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC, celebrates the vital role of smallholder farmers in the Congolese society Goma, 16 October 2014 – On the occasion of the World Food Day, observed…
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KABUL - Afghan women displayed handcrafts and other goods at a United Nations-backed exhibition that drew several hundred people in the country’s capital city of Kabul. The three-day exhibition, funded by the UN and organized…
The Special Representative of UN Secretary-general in Cote d'Ivoire, Mrs. Aichatou Mindaoudou on Friday 10 October 2014 received in audience the Regional Representative of the Office of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and…
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KABUL - More than 100 Afghans attended a two-day conference in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital city of Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh, to discuss ways to improve law enforcement and justice mechanisms at local and…
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The present report by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) focuses on serious violations of human rights, namely summary and extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances, committed against civilians…
On the occasion of the back-to-school sporting season in Guiglo and Blolequin, the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) seized the opportunity to sensitise the population of the two towns…
15 October 2014 - South Sudan remained free of the Ebola and Marburg viruses, senior government and World Health Organization (WHO) officials said in Juba this week. Addressing a press conference on 13 October, Health…
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Garowe - The Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland State of Somalia signed an agreement today to resume relations and work together on peace and state-building priorities. High-ranking officials from the United Nations…
In a bid to improve the performance of the Ivorian police and gendarmerie services, the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) organized a 5-day seminar last week for…
South Sudan joins the international community in celebrating World Food Day on 16 October. With displacement, conflict and seed shortages disrupting farming, several areas of the country face grave food insecurity. Photo…
South Sudan celebrated International Day of the Girl Child under the theme “Innovating for girls education" on 11 October. With less than one per cent of girls completing primary education, the country has the highest female…
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Mogadishu - Madam President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council. I am particularly pleased to be doing so alongside the new Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Head of…