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World: Summary - Lessons Learned Review of UN Support to Core Public...
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: Afghanistan, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste, WorldFor over 50 years, the United Nations has supported public administration...
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Bangladesh: Bangladesh: Tropical Cyclone Mahasen DREF operation n° MDRBD013
Source: IFRCCountry: BangladeshSummaryDuring the morning of 16 May, cyclonic storm Mahasen made landfall in Patuakhali district in southern Bangladesh and weakened as it advanced and a predicted storm...
View ArticleIndia: Explosives Shatter Lives in Kashmir
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: India, PakistanSRINAGAR, May 18 2013 (IPS) - Aadil Khan and his two siblings had been playing as usual behind their house in the village of Diver, 110 kilometres...
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World: Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Management: Voices from the field...
Source: CBMCountry: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, Thailand, Viet Nam, WorldCBM and partners launch key publication on Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk ManagementAs...
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Somalia: Somalia Food Security Update May 2013
Source: Famine Early Warning System NetworkCountry: SomaliaFloods damaged significant riverine and rainfed cropped areasKEY MESSAGES• Despite the improvements in the current food security conditions...
View ArticleLebanon: Safety for Khaled and his family in Lebanon
Source: ShelterBoxCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicKhaled, his wife and three children fled Syria’s Homs five months ago when their home was hit by a rocket. He and his family were inside the...
View ArticleUganda: ShelterBox responds to flooding in Uganda
Source: ShelterBoxCountry: UgandaA ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) has just landed in Uganda as continuous heavy rains in the western Kasese region have caused the ‘worst flooding since 1976’, according...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan holds repeat poll despite killing
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Pakistan05/19/2013 13:09 GMTKARACHI, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - Under tight security, Pakistani officials Sunday held a repeat election in a district of violence-plagued...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Assad insists he will not quit, car bomb hits Damascus
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Syrian Arab Republic05/18/2013 20:37 GMTDAMASCUS, May 18, 2013 (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted he will not resign before the end of his mandate in...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syria conference should be held ‘as soon as possible,’...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Syrian Arab Republic17 May 2013 – Stressing that a political solution is the only way to end the Syria crisis, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that an...
View ArticleMali: UN chief appoints head of peacekeeping mission in Mali
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali17 May 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Albert Gerard Koenders of the Netherlands as the head of...
View ArticleNigeria: Nigerian rebels could face war crimes charges for ‘population...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Nigeria17 May 2013 – Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: Finding local solutions in a regional food crisis
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Burkina FasoBy Shantha BloemenDORI, Burkina Faso, 16 May 2013 - After 35 days at Dori Hospital, 15 of them in a coma, 2-year-old Mariama now weighs 6.5 kilograms and...
View ArticleUganda: Tackling malnutrition in Uganda with homegrown solutions
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: UgandaA programme funded by the European Union in partnership with UNICEF is making a dent in Uganda's malnutrition statistics and changing lives with simple...
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United Republic of Tanzania: The United Republic of Tanzania launches the...
Source: World Health Organization, Government of the United Republic of TanzaniaCountry: United Republic of Tanzania“Good nutrition is the foundation for sustainable development, play your part” was...
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Lebanon: Education in Lebanon
Source: War Child InternationalCountry: LebanonLebanon has made significant strides in improving education in recent years, but much remains to be done.A signatory of the International Convention on...
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Egypt: Egypt Weekly Update Syrian Operation May 7th – May 13th 2013
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Egypt, Syrian Arab RepublicHIGHLIGHTSTotal number of Syrian refugees registered and awaiting registrations with UNHCR in Egypt stands at 66,420...
View ArticleBurundi: Onanga-Anyanga welcomes discussions on electoral code’s revision and...
Source: UN Office in BurundiCountry: Burundi17 May 2013 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Burundi welcomes the organization of a workshop from 22 to 25 May in...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UN-backed radio discussions highlight consequences of war on...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: Afghanistan17 May 2013 – In a series of United Nations-facilitated round-table discussions held across Afghanistan over the past week to mark the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: With the Girls of Afghanistan: “The Pen is the Sword”
Source: UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationCountry: AfghanistanThey want to be teachers, doctors and scientists, a dream that would not have been possible just ten years ago.On 18...
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