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Situation on South Sudan-Sudan border cools: UN
Tensions stemming from military clashes in the border area between Sudan and South Sudan appear to be de-escalating as both parties have stated their willingness to meet in the coming days in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to prevent a new eruption of violence, a United Nations spokesperson said on Wednesday."While the exact situation on the ground still needs to be confirmed, at the moment the situation appears
Tensions stemming from military clashes in the border area between Sudan and South Sudan appear to be de-escalating as both parties have stated their willingness to meet in the coming days in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to prevent a new eruption of violence, a United Nations spokesperson said on Wednesday."While the exact situation on the ground still needs to be confirmed, at the moment the situation appears
Haiti: UN concerned over funding for humanitarian services
Port-au-Prince, Mar 28 (IBNS): The United Nations and the Government of Haiti on Tuesday voiced concern over a lack of resources to fund humanitarian services that are still required to help people in the Caribbean country recover from recent crises, including the 2010 earthquake and the cholera epidemic, and enhance preparedness ahead of the hurricane season.
Port-au-Prince, Mar 28 (IBNS): The United Nations and the Government of Haiti on Tuesday voiced concern over a lack of resources to fund humanitarian services that are still required to help people in the Caribbean country recover from recent crises, including the 2010 earthquake and the cholera epidemic, and enhance preparedness ahead of the hurricane season.
UN Drylands Ambassador calls for efforts to fight desertification
With land degradation and desertification affecting 1.5 billion people across the globe, 75 per cent of them among the world's poorest, the United Nations' most recently-appointed Drylands Ambassador on Monday called for greater efforts to combat the problem.
With land degradation and desertification affecting 1.5 billion people across the globe, 75 per cent of them among the world's poorest, the United Nations' most recently-appointed Drylands Ambassador on Monday called for greater efforts to combat the problem.
UN honours heroes of transatlantic slave trade
The United Nations is hosting a series of events, beginning on Friday, to pay tribute to the men and women who bravely fought against the transatlantic slave trade and those who continue to stand up against modern forms of slavery.
The United Nations is hosting a series of events, beginning on Friday, to pay tribute to the men and women who bravely fought against the transatlantic slave trade and those who continue to stand up against modern forms of slavery.
UN demands to end violence and abuses in Syria
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution demanding that the Syrian Government cease all violence, protect its people, and put an end to widespread and systematic abuses such as the killing and persecution of protesters.
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution demanding that the Syrian Government cease all violence, protect its people, and put an end to widespread and systematic abuses such as the killing and persecution of protesters.
UN recognises grim situation in Tibet: Sangay
The United Nations has assured three Tibetan youth on hunger strike in New York that it will send a special rapporteur to Tibet to investigate the 'very grim situation' there, Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay said here Saturday.
The United Nations has assured three Tibetan youth on hunger strike in New York that it will send a special rapporteur to Tibet to investigate the 'very grim situation' there, Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay said here Saturday.
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