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Earth is set to experience its five warmest years on record from 2015-2019, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will fuel the global heat – and accompanying ice melt, glacier retreat, sea level rise, ocean heat and extreme weather for generations to come. The visible and
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Ahead of the nationwide protests planned for 30 June to mark 30 years since former President Omar al-Bashir’s seized power through a military coup, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Kumi Naidoo said: “The horrific unprovoked use of lethal and unnecessary force against peaceful protestors as witnessed on 3 June
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2 – 4 July 2019, International Convention Centre, Durban 28 June 2019: Over 1300 delegates from 28 countries will next week converge on Durban for the fourth global Child and Youth Care Network conference. Representing governments, civil society, UN agencies, the private sector and various philanthropies, the gathering is being hosted
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In view of Mr. Gressly’s assumption of the EERC functions, the Secretary-General also announced yesterday [27 the appointment of François Grignon of France as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Protection and Operations ad interim in MONUSCO. Mr. Grignon brings a wealth of experience, having worked for the
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Le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, M. António Guterres, a annoncé, hier [27 juin 2019], la nomination de M. François Grignon, de la France, comme son Représentant spécial adjoint pour la protection et les opérations auprès de la Mission de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en République
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Challenge TB project is marking the completion of a five-year initiative that supported the Government of Ethiopia in eliminating tuberculosis. USAID is organizing a special event in which the Honorable Minister of Health Dr. Amir Aman and USAID’s head of infectious
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Vingt-cinq ans jour pour jour après les trois jours de massacres qui se sont poursuivis au vu et au su de l’armée française dans les collines de Bisesero du 27 au 29 juin 1994, les rescapés et les autres parties civiles ont appris hier matin le rejet d’une
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At 7.56 a.m. on Monday, Pulpham Ngor and her daughter, Chan Gatluak, boarded a commercial flight from Bor to see an eye surgeon at Boluk Eye Clinic in Juba. There, she would undergo successful 30-minute emergency eye surgery to correct a debilitating defect. “I was very worried. I
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Some survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan are condemned and rejected by their families, and the country’s Council of Churches (SSCC) wants this stigmatization of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence to end. “They are ostracized and relegated to the margins of society, turning them into outcasts,” said
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CGLU Afrique ([www.UCLGA.org](http://www.uclga.org/)), qui représente et défend les intérêts des villes et des collectivités locales de toute l’Afrique sur la scène internationale, a inauguré son nouveau bureau régional pour l’Afrique du Nord, où elle a tenu sa première réunion statutaire et sa
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UCLG Africa (www.UCLGA.org), who represents and defends the interests of cities and local governments across Africa on the world stage, marked the inauguration of its new North Africa Regional Office where it held its first statutory meeting and 20th session of the Executive Committee, at the invitation of
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On Friday 14th June EnergyNet (www.EnergyNet.com) received the ‘Organiser of the Year’ award from the event industry’s leading association the Association of Event Organisers (AEO), for the Africa Energy Forum (aef) (www.Africa-Energy-Forum.com) 2018 in Mauritius. The award recognised the outstanding commitment from the team in