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Spiking insecurity and instability in Africa’s Sahel region indicates an urgent need to resolve the long-standing dispute over Western Sahara, delegates told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today, as it concluded its g...
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October 16, 2018 Web Desk
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The Secretary-General is now back in New York. He arrived over the weekend after his trip to Indonesia.On Saturday, he attended the World Bank-IMF annual meetings in Bali, and he took part in the Development Committee, the Climate Finance Minist...
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October 16, 2018 Web Desk
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The following is a near‑verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary‑General.All right, good afternoon.
**Indonesia
The Secretary‑General is now back in New York. ...
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October 15, 2018 Web Desk
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Every Friday, IRIN’s team of specialist editors offers a curation of humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe.
On our radar:
Uganda erupts
More than 30 years after coming to power as a rebel movement in the wake of the...
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October 15, 2018 Web Desk
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Zimbabwe is currently suffering from an extreme outbreak of Cholera due to poorly managed water and sewage systems. The EU has provided over USD 1 billion in assistance. One of the aims of this package was to provide clean water for all; yet ...
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October 15, 2018 Web Desk
General, News
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The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary General.All right, good afternoon.**IndonesiaThe Secretary General is now back in New York. He arrived over the weekend after his tr...
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October 15, 2018 Web Desk
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The World Food Program warns climate change will have a devastating impact on agriculture and the ability of people to feed themselves. The WFP forecasts a huge increase in worldwide hunger unless action is taken to slow global warming. The WFP warns p...
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October 13, 2018 Web Desk
General
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