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14 April 2011 – Focusing on security, governance and development, hundreds of delegates from Southern Sudan's three Equatoria states began a three-day conference today at Nyokuron Cultural Center in Juba. Held under the theme…
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17 April 2011 - Today marked the launch of a UNAMID-supported disarmament programme in El Geneina, West Darfur, through which more than 1,000 former fighters in the Darfur conflict will surrender their weapons and begin the…
15 April 2011 - Training for Southern Kordofan polling officials began in Kadugli today, with senior election officials emphasizing transparency and impartiality. State Elections High Committee Chairperson Adam Abdin told…
13 April 2011 – Aid agencies began distributing food today in Khorfulus Payam (township), Jonglei State, to over 2,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had fled fighting between militia and government forces in the…
13 April 2011- Hiring taxis instead of 4WDs, signing memos of understanding with local elites, and co-investing programmes with governments and locals, are some of the ways aid agencies have lowered risks to staff in highly…
14 April 2011 – Landlocked developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region today pledged during a United Nations-backed meeting in Mongolia to promote greater cooperation and to reduce trade and transport barriers in an…
15 April 2011 - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) urgently requires US$257 million to continue providing food and assistance to the 7.3 million vulnerable and food insecure Afghans it aims to support, mainly women…
Despite very difficult circumstances, including the loss of many personnel, United Nations peacekeeping had passed critical tests in tackling “make-or-break” situations in Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti and Sudan, Secretariat officials…
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14 April 2011 - A delegation of eight women ambassadors from around the world and accredited to the African Union, arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, to meet with UNAMID officials, women’s groups and female legislators…
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14 April 2011 - In response to reports on Israeli tanks crossing the Technical Fence near the village of El Adeisseh in south Lebanon, UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh said: "At around 08:00 hours this morning UNIFIL was…
14 April 2011 - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has again called on the Taliban and anti-Government elements to reduce civilian casualties in Afghanistan and to contribute to human rights reports on the…
- Sexual Violence
Gbadolite, 9 April, 2011 – The rise in sexual violence, especially against women has become worrisome in the District of Nord-Oubangui in the Equateur province. To help alleviate this situation, the United Nations…