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By: Mark Leon Goldberg on April 22, 2019In mid-march, Cyclone Idai struck southern Africa, ravaging parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Of these countries, Mozambique was hardest hit. The storm struck the port city Beira and surrounding areas, c...
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April 22, 2019 Web Desk
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Floods foster food fears in Iran
More than two million people in Iran are in need of some form of humanitarian assistance due to severe floods...
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April 19, 2019 Web Desk
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The latest assessment by UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, indicates that around 3,400 classrooms have either been destroyed or damaged, with 2,713 out of action in the Sofala area alone. In some of the areas affected, schools will need extensi...
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April 19, 2019 Web Desk
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The UN Support Mission in Libya condemns the increased use of heavy weapons and indiscriminate shelling that has damaged civilian houses, schools and infrastructure. The Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Ghassan Salamé, continues his o...
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April 17, 2019 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.**Libya
Good afternoon. I’ll start off with an update on Libya. The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemn...
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April 16, 2019 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.**Financing for Development
The Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development started today, bringing toget...
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April 16, 2019 Web Desk
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