World: UN chief urges teamwork, power of sports, to help build peaceful,...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: World5 June 2013 – Sport is a valuable vehicle to reach peace and development objectives, including health, education and gender equality, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syria peace conference may now take place in July –...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Syrian Arab Republic5 June 2013 – Further steps have been taken towards the convening of an international conference on Syria but it will not be possible to hold it this...
View ArticleKenya: Taskforce set up to repatriate refugees
Source: Kenya Daily NationCountry: Kenya, SomaliaKenya and the Somali governments have set up a taskforce to work out the modalities of repatriating and settling thousands of Somali refugees.The...
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Austria: Europe: Floods (as of 5 June 2013)
Source: IFRCCountry: Austria, Czech Republic, GermanyCentral Europe: Floods Information Bulletin n° 1
View ArticleSouth Africa: Three-day event provides free health care to thousands in Africa
Source: RotaryCountry: Nigeria, South Africa, UgandaBy Arnold R. GrahlIn 1994, Marion Bunch lost her son, Jerry, to AIDS.It was early in the U.S. AIDS epidemic, and the stigma of the disease kept her...
View ArticleRwanda: A new future for Christivine
Source: Handicap InternationalCountry: RwandaMuriel Mac-Seing, Handicap International’s HIV/Protection technical advisor, just came back from a mission in Rwanda in April 2013. She met with...
View ArticleHaiti: Water, sanitation, and hygiene for Haitian children
Source: United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)Country: HaitiBy Julner Jolius*June 5, 2013—Imagine not having water even to wash your hands before eating. Imagine your children not having access...
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Pakistan: Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication...
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, WorldExecutive SummaryThis is the first report of the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) of the...
View ArticlePeru: INDECI coordina con autoridades de provincias de Lima declaradas en...
Source: Government of PeruCountry: PeruNOTA DE PRENSA N° 238 2013-INDECI-UIILa Dirección del Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil de Lima, convocó a una reunión de coordinación a los representantes de...
View ArticleRwanda: Promoting adult literacy in Rwanda - Over 5,000 complete adult...
Source: Global CommunitiesCountry: RwandaBy Jean Pierre BucyensengeThis story originally appeared in The New Times.More than 5,600 adults have completed adult literacy training in Gisagara District.The...
View ArticleWorld: Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente: ONU insta a desperdiciar menos alimentos
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: World05 de junio, 2013 — El Secretario General de la ONU instó hoy a todos los que intervienen en la cadena alimentaria mundial a adoptar sistemas ecológicamente...
View ArticleSudan: Security Council must urgently take action to end impunity in Darfur –...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Sudan5 June 2013 – Deeply frustrated and disappointed by the Security Council’s failure to take any action against those responsible for war crimes in Darfur, the Chief...
View ArticleLebanon: Des roquettes tirées depuis la Syrie atteignent Baalbek au Liban...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic06/05/2013 21:33 GMTBAALBEK (Liban), 05 juin 2013 (AFP) - Au moins cinq roquettes tirées depuis la Syrie ont frappé mercredi la ville...
View ArticleEgypt: Egypt’s draft laws must conform to human rights standards – Ban
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Egypt5 June 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today cited the need for Egypt to ensure that its draft laws conform to international human rights standards and respond...
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Ecuador: Guía de operación para asistencia mutua frente a desastres de los...
Source: Government of EcuadorCountry: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, PeruEl objetivo es formular para los países miembros de la Comunidad Andina procedimientos que faciliten y apoyen los mecanismos...
View ArticleBurundi: UN chief ‘regrets’ new Burundi media law which may curb press freedom
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Burundi5 June 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret that a new media law in Burundi was promulgated with provisions that may have a negative impact...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Funding shortfalls undermine fragile gains made in Afghanistan...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Afghanistan, Pakistan(New York, 5 June 2013): OCHA Operations Director John Ging highlighted the serious consequences of...
View ArticleHaiti: Ban appeals to philanthropists to help fight five deadly diseases,...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Haiti, World5 June 2013 – Secretary-General ban Ki-moon today appealed to philanthropists to “make a smart investment in the world’s future” by joining the United...
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Ecuador: Costos de las pérdidas por las inundaciones 2012
Source: Government of EcuadorCountry: EcuadorIntroducciónLas lluvias afectaron principalmente a las provincias de: Azuay, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Loja, Los Ríos y Manabí; las cuales fueron...
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Syrian Arab Republic: Safe No More: Students and Schools under Attack in Syria
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicSyria: Attacks on Schools Endanger Students Children Interrogated, Arrested; Schools ShelledJUNE 6, 2013(London) – The Syrian government has...
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