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Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Syria by UN Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen Mr. President, Since my last report, I have engaged widely among Syrians from all parts of the country, who have been keen to…
Ahead of presidential and local elections in Burundi on Wednesday, the African Union (AU) Commission and the United Nations (UN) urged the authorities to provide a safe and secure environment for citizens to cast their votes.
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KABUL - Access to accurate information helps reduce anxiety and serves to empower Afghanistan’s communities in the fight against COVID-19, said participants in a recent series of UNAMA-backed radio programmes broadcast across…
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Since it first emerged at the start of 2020 as a global health crisis, COVID-19 has spread to nearly every country in the world. Defined as the greatest challenge the world has faced in decades, the pandemic has disrupted…
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the agreement reached between President Ashraf Ghani and Dr Abdullah Abdullah, to resolve the political impasse and enable the leaders to address the grave…
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Some people suspected of having contracted COVID19 refused to be tested, and the reason behind it may be related to fear or stigma, fear of being judged by their own communities. Braima, a resident of Militar neighborhood…
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Members of the National Staff Association (NASA) of the Entebbe Support Base (ESB) voluntarily contributed a sum of six million shillings (UGX 6,000,000 /=) towards a fund to support the national taskforce on COVID19. NASA…
Lydia Mpeh, a United Nations Volunteer serving in Rumbek, South Sudan, as a frontline health worker with UNMISS, is committed to continuing her vital work here despite the threat of COVID-19 to her own health and wellbeing…
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9 - 15 May 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Stockholm Forum - DiCarlo calls on influential countries to do more to help…
The completion of repair work on the Wau-Raja road will be a welcome boost for local residents, peacekeepers and humanitarians alike. The People of Raja County in Western Bahr El Ghazal State will soon enjoy easy access to…
Lydia Mpeh is on the front-line of the battle against COVID-19 in South Sudan. Originally from Cameroon, the United Nations Volunteer is working as a medical laboratory technician in the Rumbek region, using her expertise to…
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Regional unity is the strength against the pandemic in West Africa and the Sahel. But be careful not to forget fundamental human rights. In the face of the unprecedented health crisis that is destabilizing the global economy…