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July 31
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Tunisia: UNHCR Helps Tunisia With Refugees in Wake of Libyan Civil War
Despite continued sporadic clashes, the crisis in Libya seems to be slowly coming to a close. However, the aftermath has left thousands of people still stranded - many of them... Read more »
June 01
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Africa: Foreign Investors Poised to Profit in Scramble for South Sudan
As the world's newest nation, South Sudan has offered few opportunities for foreign investors since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011, but the financial landscape of the... Read more »
May 30
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Africa: New Drug May Be Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Malaria
A promising and affordable new drug may soon be available to better treat cases of malaria in Africa. Read more »
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Africa: Military Spending Decrease Is Circumstantial, Not a Continuing Trend [analysis]
On April 15, at United Nations headquarters in New York City, the Stockholm Independent Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), an independent institute that specializes in conflict and... Read more »
May 17
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Africa: With a Booming Economy, Africa Looks to Re-Brand
The United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA) and African Union (AU) recently launched the "Economic Report on Africa 2013: Making the most of Africa's Commodities,"... Read more »
May 07
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Uganda: Improving Education in Uganda
Determined to improve an educational system beset by challenges, advocates recently launched Uganda's first Quality Public Education Week. Talk shows, panel debates, exhibitions... Read more »
April 30
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Western Sahara: UN Renews Mandate - Still Lacks Human Rights Component
On Thursday, the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2099, extending the peacekeeping mandate in Western Sahara for another year, until April 30, 2014. Read more »
April 26
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Congo-Kinshasa: Activists Question Impact of UN 'Intervention Brigade' On Women, Girls
In a April 17 press briefing, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that the UN Security Council's unanimous adoption of Resolution 2098 (2013) establishing an... Read more »
April 24
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Africa: Energy Subsidies Better Spent on Health, Education - IMF Report [analysis]
Eliminating energy subsidies in developing countries could increase spending for health and education programs and ease budgetary pressures, a new report from the International... Read more »
March 25
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Africa: After Chad Outbreak, Reasons for Yellow Fever Activity Remain Elusive
In late February, the government of Chad launched a mass emergency vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak of yellow fever. For the first time in decades, multiple cases... Read more »
March 14
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Africa: Can Fairtrade Sweeten the Lives of Sugarcane Producers?
For most people in the United States, sugar is that commonplace ingredient we add to our food - a cup of it in our cake batter, a teaspoon in our coffee, or a pinch on a breakfast... Read more »
August 28, 2012
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South Africa: Using Modern Technology to Combat Modern Slavery
Sofia's childhood was stolen at the age of 9, when she was raped by a 48-year-old man in her hometown of Welcome, in Free State province of South Africa. Five years later, she lost... Read more »
August 21, 2012
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Africa: UNICEF Battles Children's Pneumonia and Diarrhea
Pneumonia and diarrhea account for nearly one-third of fatalities among children under the age of five worldwide - more than 2 million lives each year. The regions of sub-Saharan... Read more »
August 17, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Raided Okapi Wildlife Reserve Needs Emergency Funding
Last month, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) partnered with a non-governmental organization, Fauna and Flora International, to launch... Read more »
August 07, 2012
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Africa: Acting Against HIV/Aids - Theater Takes on Deadly Epidemic
Theater is one of the oldest forms of entertainment for human civilizations. Plays are a means to not only tell stories, but also to explore cultural conflicts and values. Since... Read more »
July 17, 2012
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South Africa: Donating Breast Milk to HIV/Aids-Stricken Babies
The US-based International Breast Milk Project (IBMP), Prolacta Bioscience, and Quick International Courier in a joint humanitarian effort delivered 11,000 ounces (2,375 bottles)... Read more »
May 22, 2012
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Africa: Food Security Will Fuel Future Growth - UNDP
Within the last year alone, food crises have devastated millions in sub-Saharan Africa, moving from the Horn of Africa to most recently the Sahel. Despite a decade that broke from... Read more »
March 09, 2012
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Africa: Well-Armed Poachers 'Decimate' Elephants
The year 2011 has been called the "annus horribilis" for African elephants. Read more »
February 24, 2012
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Uganda: The Promise of Life, One Glass of Water At a Time
Landlocked by Kenya, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania, Uganda has seen more than its fair share of the violence that long plagued central Africa.... Read more »
February 10, 2012
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South Sudan: Supporting the Children
Schools in South Sudan's Pibor county were due to open their doors on 14 January but with the escalation of violence class has been postponed. In the last month, inter-communal... Read more »
February 02, 2012
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Ethiopia: First Comes Childhood, Then Comes Marriage
At an age when many of her Western peers were chatting about the dismal homecoming date prospects, Melka, a young Ethiopian woman, was forced into marrying one of those boys she... Read more »
August 11, 2011
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South Sudan: Nation Battles World's Highest Maternal Death Rate
For South Sudanese, surges of hope are being met with sobering realities in the wake of independence. The maternal mortality rate in the newest African nation is estimated at more... Read more »
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Africa: Unicef Youth Event Highlights Issues of Tolerance And Diversity
With the International Year of Youth culminating on 12 August, the United Nations has been busy with various High Level Meetings on Youth. Within the General Assembly hall, member... Read more »
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