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Strengthening Sudan’s fragile peace: A Resident Coordinator Blog

“The military coup of 25 October 2021 plunged Sudan into a political crisis with profound implications for the country’s development…

4 years ago

Yemen: UN launches crowdfunding campaign to head off decaying oil tanker threat

The goal is to raise funds to start the $80 million emergency operation to transfer oil from the FSO Safer…

4 years ago

Somalia: ‘Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million

“The situation is extremely dire and grim: 7.1 million people are going to be affected by this drought situation before…

4 years ago

Iraq: UNESCO architectural design winners to rebuild iconic Al-Nouri Mosque complex

Selected by an international jury from among 123 entries in a global competition, the winning design – called “Courtyards Dialogue”…

5 years ago

FROM THE FIELD: ‘Major breakthrough’ in fight against diseases spread by mosquitos

Anopheles mosquitos in the lab of the KEMRI/CDC research institute outside Kisumu, Kenya., by Sven Torfinn/WHO 2016 A study…

6 years ago

Intensified Al Qaeda and ISIL activity in Yemen ‘deeply worrying’, says UN Human Rights Office

In a statement, the spokesperson noted that, during the period, the Office has verified 19 civilian deaths, and 42 injured,…

7 years ago

UNESCO experts ready to assist reconstruction of iconic Notre Dame, following devastating blaze

That’s what UNESCO World Heritage Centre Director Mechtild Rössler told UN News after visiting the site on Tuesday. She described…

7 years ago

DR Congo: Insecurity and attacks mean Ebola will keep spreading, warns world health agency

In Geneva, spokesperson Christian Lindmeier condemned the “deplorable” targeting of two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) facilities earlier this week in…

7 years ago

UN condemns attack that kills two ‘blue helmets’ in Mali

In a statement attribute to his spokesperson, Secretary-General Guterres stressed that such acts “only reinforce the commitment of the United…

8 years ago