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Bunia, 17 August, 2011 – Nicknamed 'Dragon Fire', an operation conducted by the Guatemalan Special Forces under the aegis of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) between 8 and…
Police officer Shahzadi Gulfam tackles difficult policing challenges with determination and a smile. In the process, she has made the communities in her charge safer places to live. Ms. Gulfam, currently a United Nations…
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- El Fasher, 22 Aug 11 – UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari opened the inaugural meeting of the Cease Fire Commission (CFC)…
Kinshasa, 22 August 2011: Congolese authorities yesterday evening thwarted an attempt to smuggle approximately one ton of cassiterite ore from the DRC to Rwanda. The attempt was reportedly made by a national staff member of…
The Joint Security Committee (JSC) was held in Mogadishu for the first time since it was established as part of the Djibouti Agrrement in August 2008.
KABUL - At an event organized by the humanitarian community in Afghanistan to mark World Humanitarian Day, over 50 donors, government, NGO and media representatives gathered to listen to speeches highlighing the growing…
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21 August 2011 - Every year, natural and man-made disasters cause immense suffering for millions of people – often the world’s poorest, most marginalized and vulnerable individuals. Humanitarian aid workers strive to provide…
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There is never a year without humanitarian crises. And wherever there are people in need, there are people who help them – men and women coming together to ease suffering and bring hope. From Japan to Sudan, from Pakistan to…
19 August 2011 - The United Nation's Organization for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today launched a music video produced specifically for World Humanitarian Day, "If I Could Change." Check out the video…
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KABUL - Two weeks after he reinstated the United Nations Mazar-i-Sharif operations centre, the top United Nations official in Afghanistan today reiterated the Organization’s commitment to safety and paid homage to colleagues…
(UNIFIL Press Statement on Tripartite Meeting, 18 August 2011) The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, today chaired a tripartite meeting with senior…
18 August 2011 - UNAMID troops started today a six-day medical campaign in North Darfur. The exercise, aimed at providing urgent medical assistance to the local population, will visit four villages, Gurra Farjawi, Kuma, Dar…