United Nations News
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Burkina Faso facing ‘multitude of challenges’ – human rights chief Bachelet
She noted the landlocked West African nation faced the on-going threat of…
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WHO urges caution over travel bans linked to new COVID-19 variant
The development on Friday came as a World Health Organization (WHO) panel…
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9.4 million people are ‘living their worst nightmare’ in northern Ethiopia due to ongoing conflict
“Today, 9.4 million people are living their worst nightmare,” Tomson Phiri, the agency’s spokesperson, told…
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Ethiopia: Humanitarian aid needed as situation deteriorates in Tigray
Yesterday, almost 40 trucks with humanitarian supplies, including food, left the Afar capital of Semera for Tigray – the first convoy to…
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Worsening drought affects 2.3 million people in Somalia
The warning comes from the United Nations and the Somali Government. Climate projections show that…
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Completion of Somalia elections more important than ever: UN envoy
James Swan welcomed completion of the indirect elections for the Upper House…
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Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
The alert from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights…
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UNFPA supports health workers delivering hope, and babies, in crisis-wracked Tigray
The UN agency has supported a community-based health care organization called Maedot,…
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‘Wake-up call’ to assist DR Congo battle food insecurity
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) warned that…
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Rebuilding a future for the displaced people of Burkina Faso: a Resident Coordinator Blog
“This was my first field mission in Burkina Faso, and I visited…
