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United Nations' World Food Program has announced a 30% relief reduction in the refugee programmes in Uganda, as farms and businesses shut in Covid-19 lockdown.This was disclosed on Thursday 16, 2020, by Brechtje van Lith, Save the…

Italian medical doctors and nurses have developed psychological trauma over the death of their colleagues whom they have been working with since the outbreak of coronavirus.It was reported that not less than 80 doctors and 21 nurses have…

One of the two French doctors who suggested that a possible treatment for COVID-19 should begin in Africa has apologized to citizens of the continent.The apology was the aftermath of the reactions of Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o to the…

The United Nations in Nigeria has declared emergency response measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.While announcing this on Tuesday March 31st, 2020, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, stated that the…

Source: ReutersThe United Nations has called for an immediate nationwide ceasefire across the war-battered country to promote an "all-out-effort" to resist the coronavirus pandemic.On humanitarian grounds, the UN special envoy for…

In a bid to help poor countries combat the spread of Covid-19, the United Nations has solicited financial aid from developed countries, corporate organizations and individuals.UN's Chief, Antonio Guterres, disclosed this on Monday March…

India has executed four men for the gang rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus.The incident which happened in 2012, sparked huge nationwide protests and international revulsion.The four rapists were hanged before dawn on Friday…

The United Nations Climate Change secretariat, in close collaboration with all other organizing partners has postponed Africa Climate Week scheduled to hold in Kampala between 20th to 24th April, 2020.The decision to postpone was made in…

Germany has contributed EUR 50 million to strengthen resilience in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), through the German Development Bank KfW disclosed this…

The joint United Nation Programs on HIV/AIDS has invited news media to the global launch of its program scheduled to hold on March 15th 2020.The programme which was tagged “We’ve got the power: Women, Adolescent Girls and the HIV…

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged about $100 million to help contain the coronavirus outbreak as part of World Health Organization’s request for $675 million in global contributions.In a statement released on Wednesday, the…

United States and Australia have closed their borders to arrivals from China as a means to control the rapid spread of the coronavirus.Both countries said their actions would prevent the entry of foreign visitors who have recently been to…

TRIPOLI, Libya, January 27, 2020/ -- In a new report on the July 2019 airstrikes in Libya that killed at least 53 migrants and refugees at the Tajoura detention centre – one of the deadliest incidents since a new round of hostilities broke…

ABUJA, Nigeria, January 24, 2020/ -- EU, UN concerned by increasing attacks against aid workers Abuja, 24 January – The European Union and the United Nations expressed concerns, in a joint press conference on Friday 24 January, about the…

BERLIN, Germany, January 23, 2020/ -- Following the Berlin Libya Conference, the priority now is to implement the decisions adopted there. To achieve this, it is important to involve Libya’s neighbouring countries and the region. That is…

PRETORIA, South Africa, January 20, 2020/ -- The UN has established 21 February as the International Mother Language Day to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. Croatian Embassy invites you…

NEW YORK, United States of America, January 20, 2020/ -- As fight continues between forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, which control large tracts of territory in the country, and the government in Tripoli, world leaders attended the…

By APO GroupABUJA, Nigeria, January 20, 2020/ -- The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, strongly condemns the attack by non-state armed groups against the main humanitarian accommodation in Ngala, in the…

By APO GroupNEW YORK, United States of America, January 17, 2020/ -- “Children in Libya, including refugee and migrant children, continue to suffer grievously amidst the violence and chaos unleashed by the country’s longstanding civil…

DAKAR, Senegal, January 17, 2020/ -- The Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has over the past few weeks followed the positive evolution of the new…

By APO GroupBERLIN, Germany, January 15, 2020/ -- By means of the Berlin Process, Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas seek to support the peace efforts of the UN Special Representative to bring about an end…

By APO GroupNAIROBI, Kenya, January 15, 2020/ -- The United Nations Country Team in Kenya is deeply distressed by the rising cases of terrorist attacks on schools, teachers and learners, especially in the north-eastern regions of Kenya.…

By APO GroupGENEVA, Switzerland, January 14, 2020/ -- This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.…

By APO GroupGENEVA, Switzerland, January 14, 2020/ -- At least 953 migrants, among them 136 women and 85 children, have been returned to Libyan shores in the first two weeks of 2020. Most were disembarked in Tripoli and all were taken…

By APO GroupZALINGEI, Sudan, January 14, 2020/ -- On 13 January, UNAMID Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM), Jeremiah Mamabolo visited the deserted Krinding camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in El…

By APO GroupNEW YORK, United States of America, January 9, 2020/ -- “The region has experienced a devastating surge in terrorist attacks against civilian and military targets,” Mohamed Ibn Chambas, UN Special Representative and Head of…

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, January 8, 2020/ -- The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) conducted a workshop on municipal Asset Management Action Plans…

NEW YORK, United States of America, January 6, 2020/ -- Saturday’s bombing reportedly took place as cadets were gathering on a parade ground at the Hadaba academy in a southern district of the capital.The forces of the self-styled…

DAKAR, Senegal, January 2, 2020/ -- Following a three-day visit to Guinea Bissau conducted from 28 to 31 December, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel…

KAMPALA, Uganda, January 2, 2020/ -- UNICEF is calling for world leaders and nations to invest in health workers with the know-how and equipment to save every newborn.UNICEF estimates that 3,916 babies were born in Uganda on New Year’s…