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World Refugee Day 2016 On June 20 each year, the world commemorates the strength, courage, and resilience of millions of refugees. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, believes now is the time to show world leaders that the global…
Statement by SRSG Zahir Tanin on the occasion of World Refugee Day - 20 June 2016 Today, the 20 th of June, we mark World Refugee Day, as designated by the UN General Assembly from the year 2000 onward, and exactly 65 years…
El Fasher, 20 June 2016 - On 19 June 2016, the African Union – United Nations Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator, Martin Uhomoibhi, met with Ambassador Abdulghani Alnaeem, First Undersecretary, Ministry of…
On 16 June 2016, UNAMID Water and Environmental Protection (WEP) Unit, in partnership with other Mission components and the local community commemorated jointly, the UN World Environment Day and World Day to Combat…
Forced displacement has reached unprecedented levels, with more than 65 million people uprooted from their homes globally. New and recurring conflicts, and ever-more disturbing forms of violence and persecution, are driving…
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On Monday, Somalia celebrated the World Refugee Day as the country awaits the repatriation of over 300,000 refugees from neighbouring Kenya. The Horn of Africa nation has an estimated one million refugees in neighbouring…
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Khadijo Maadey (not her real name), 28, has suffered physically and psychologically after being brutally raped at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, 13 kilometers from Mogadishu. Brutal gang rape and physical assault…
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KANDAHAR – In Afghanistan’s security-challenged southern province of Kandahar, panellists at a UN-backed televised debate discussed the increasing importance of Afghan youth in the region’s peace efforts. “The time has come…
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PRESS STATEMENT 15/2016 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) today commemorates the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Sexual violence is a widespread and ugly reality…
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Somalia today joined the world in marking the first International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, with a plea to the public to speak out against the crime in the country. HINNA, a local non…
A rapid repartee and succession of words flowed through a packed auditorium to highlight whose responsibility it is to bring peace to South Sudan – the government, police, military, parliamentarians, ministers, international…
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[New York, 17 June 2016] The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, condemned the criminal attack that took place at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States, on 12 June…