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FAO at the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development, July 13-16 / UN Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

FAO at the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development, July 13-16 / UN Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia   ROME, Italy, July 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — World leaders, global financial institutions, private sector representatives and civil society groups will gather next week at the Third International Conference on Financing

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Sudán del Sur: pacientes mueren luego de que el personal médico tuviera que abandonar el hospital por los enfrentamientos

Sudán del Sur: pacientes mueren luego de que el personal médico tuviera que abandonar el hospital por los enfrentamientos   GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — El Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja (CICR) expresa su profunda preocupación por la muerte de más de una decena de personas

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Liberian churches honoured for their services during Ebola outbreak

Liberian churches honoured for their services during Ebola outbreak   GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Prayers and action undertaken by the Liberian Council of Churches (LCC) during the Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015 will be honoured by the Liberian government with distinction of “Commander, Order of the Star

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Release of five Ethiopian journalists is a positive step, but others remain in detention – UN expert

Release of five Ethiopian journalists is a positive step, but others remain in detention – UN expert   GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, welcomed yesterday’s release of two bloggers who contributed to the independent

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Third International Conference on Financing for Development

Third International Conference on Financing for Development   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Third International Conference on Financing for Development   What:    Press conference of the European Union Who:    Neven Mimica , European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Romain Schneider, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs

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Foreign Office changes its travel advice to Tunisia and recommends that British tourists return to the United Kingdom

Foreign Office changes its travel advice to Tunisia and recommends that British tourists return to the United Kingdom   LONDON, United-Kingdom, July 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has changed on 9 July its travel advice to Tunisia to advise against all but essential travel for

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Tunisia travel advice updated in light of security concerns – Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan

Tunisia travel advice updated in light of security concerns – Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan   DUBLIN, Ireland, July 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following consultations and consideration of the security situation in Tunisia, Irish citizens are being advised to avoid non-essential travel to Tunisia in light of

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EU, IOM Back Puntland Counter Trafficking Strategy Review

EU, IOM Back Puntland Counter Trafficking Strategy Review   GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM has organized a European Union (EU)-funded workshop with the Puntland Counter Trafficking Board (PCTB) to review an action plan and response strategy to address human trafficking in the Puntland State of

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Nigerian Civil Society, Government to Collaborate on Migration Policy Implementation

Nigerian Civil Society, Government to Collaborate on Migration Policy Implementation   GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Nigeria’s National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) and IOM have awarded grants to four civil society organizations (CSOs) to run projects aligned with Nigeria’s recently

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West African Migration Policy Study Launched

West African Migration Policy Study Launched   GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) have launched a new publication on current policies, practices and trends in migration across the 15 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Member States.

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OBJECTIF “FAIM ZERO”: ASSOCIER PROTECTION SOCIALE ET INVESTISSEMENTS EN FAVEUR DES PLUS PAUVRES

OBJECTIF “FAIM ZERO”: ASSOCIER PROTECTION SOCIALE ET INVESTISSEMENTS EN FAVEUR DES PLUS PAUVRES   ROME, Italie, 10 juillet 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Pour vaincre la faim chronique, il faudrait 160 dollars de plus par an pour chaque personne vivant dans l’extrême pauvreté Au niveau mondial, l’éradication durable de

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Foreign fighters: Urgent measures needed to stop flow from Tunisia – UN expert group warns

Foreign fighters: Urgent measures needed to stop flow from Tunisia – UN expert group warns   GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries today warned that complex recruiting and travel networks have taken thousands of Tunisian men, women and even