Service and sacrifice of African peacekeepers ‘at the forefront of our minds’: UN chief
Mr. Guterres was speaking the day after three Ethiopian peacekeepers serving in the United Mission in Abyei (UNISFA) were killed, when a military helicopter carrying troops crashed in the Mission compound whilst on a routine operation. Ten pas..
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Food choices today, impact health of both ‘people and planet’ tomorrow
Co-organized by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Permanent Mission of Norway, the head of the agency’s New York office, Satya Tripathi, noted that it was his home country of India, which had originated the aphorism that “you are..
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‘Shared responsibility’ to stop 420,000 needless deaths from tainted food each year, UN, world leaders warn
On Tuesday, the First International Food Safety Conference, in Addis Ababa – organized by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO) World Trade Organization (WTO) ..
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In West Africa, UN Security Council visits Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau
Arriving Thursday 14 February in the Ivoirian capital, Abidjan, Ambassador Anatolio Ndong Mba of Equatorial Guinea, Council President and co-lead of the mission along with Côte d’Ivoire, and the Council delegation, met with Foreign Minister..
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‘Maintain calm’ and ‘exercise patience’ UN envoy urges Nigeria
As Nigerians get ready to head to the polls on Saturday, the Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), described the pre-election period as “largely, peaceful and participatory”, and called for that spirit to prevail th..
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