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9th Meeting of the Steering Committee of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS)
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, chaired, on 21 October 2019 in Dakar, the 9th meeting of the Steering Committee of the United Nations...
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9th Meeting of the Steering Committee of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS)
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West ...
Sudanese Minister of Energy and Mining will attend South Sudan Oil and Power 2019
Minister Adel Ali Ibrahim will meet with his South Sudanese counterpart, Minister Awow Daniel Chuang, ...
General News
In Congo, an Ebola Survivor With a Motorbike Helps Ease Fear
BENI, CONGO - When Germain Kalubenge gets a request for a ride on his motorcycle, ...
Libya Coast Guard Intercepts Dozens of Europe-Bound Migrants
CAIRO, EGYPT - Libya's coast guard says it's intercepted dozens of Europe-bound migrants off the ...
South Sudan President, Opposition Leader to Meet
JUBA - South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar returned to the country on Saturday to ...
IMF Warns Global Outlook ‘Precarious,’ No Room for Policy Mistakes
WASHINGTON The world economy is slowing to its weakest pace since the global financial crisis, ...
Cameroon Opposition Leader, Supporters Released
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON - Hundreds of prisoners, including an opposition party leader, were freed Saturday in ...
Russia to Send Strategic Bombers to South Africa for Visit
MOSCOW - The Russian military says two of its nuclear-capable bombers will visit South Africa ...
South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa to attend Russia-Africa Summit
PRETORIA, President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week lead the South African delegation to the first ...
Politics
Peaceful Assembly, Refugee Protections, Well-Being of Rights Defenders Under Siege, Experts Tell Third Committee, as High Commissioner Warns of ‘Credibility Crisis’
Freedom of peaceful assembly, global refugee protections, women's civil liberties and the well-being of human-rights ...
United Nations 2019 Disarmament Fellowship Programme to Conclude 25 October in New York
NEW YORK, 11 October (Office for Disarmament Affairs) � The 2019 United Nations Programme of ...
Editor’s take: Why nobody is talking about Ebola in Tanzania
It seemed like a good story. The World Health Organisation had issued an extraordinary statement ...
Cameroon Separatist Fighter Names Himself ‘King’ of Southwest District
YAOUNDE - There is outrage in Cameroon after a separatist fighter who chased several traditional ...
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
Note: Owing to the liquidity crisis impacting our Organization, only a partial summary of statements ...
