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- SundayNews
- September 15, 2024
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Joint Statement from The Alps Group on Progress in Addressing the Crisis in Sudan
The ALPS Group held another weekly virtual meeting on September 12 to coordinate efforts to expand emergency humanitarian access and protections for Sudanese civilians, of whom over 25 million are…
- SundayNews
- September 14, 2024
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The Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão concludes his visit to Liberia
As part of his continued regional engagement, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão,…
- SundayNews
- September 14, 2024
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World Health Organisation (WHO) pledges support to flood-displaced persons in Borno State as health facilities affected
Following the devastating severe flash flooding that displaced thousands of people and caused significant damage across several communities in Maiduguri, Borno State Capital, the World Health Organisation Respentative in Nigeria,…
- SundayNews
- September 14, 2024
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Appointment of the Head of British Office Sudan and United Kingdom Special Representative to Sudan
Richard Crowder has been appointed as Head of British Office Sudan and UK Special Representative to Sudan in succession to Mr Giles Lever. Curriculum vitae Full name: Richard Crowder Year…
- SundayNews
- September 14, 2024
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World Health Organization (WHO) expands field response capacity to curb mpox in Democratic Republic of the Congo
More than 300 World Health Organization (WHO) disease surveillance and outbreak response experts supporting the polio eradication efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been integrated into mpox…
- SundayNews
- September 13, 2024
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World Health Organization (WHO) approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use of an mpox vaccine for the first time, which it says should facilitate “timely and increased access” for millions at risk…
- SundayNews
- September 13, 2024
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Nigeria: Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes â World Food Programme (WFP)
UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential rains caused a dam to collapse and flood the area, the UN World Food…
- SundayNews
- August 31, 2024
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United Arab Emirates Signs Agreement with United Nations Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) to Support Humanitarian Efforts in Sudan and South Sudan
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has announced the signing of an agreement with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to provide USD 7 million in support of critical…
- SundayNews
- August 31, 2024
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United Nation chief demands global action to end racism against people of African descent
In December 2013, the UN General Assembly declared the International Decade for People of African Descent to address issues of recognition, justice, and development. The decade beginning in 2015 aimed to promote…
- SundayNews
- August 31, 2024
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United Nation provides emergency cash injection for global crisis hotspots
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts in Yemen ($20 million) and Ethiopia ($15 million), where desperate civilians are grappling with the combined impact of hunger, displacement, diseases and climate…