Development
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Barack Obama congratulated the next UN chief Antonio Guterres on his recent election
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday, congratulated the next UN chief Antonio Guterres on his recent election, pledging that the US would continue to work closely with the world body, reports BSS. In the... -
Breathe Life – clean air, healthy future [Video]
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: Air pollution causes 1 in 9 deaths worldwide and is the largest single environmental health crisis we face. Launched by the World Health Organization and the Climate & Clean Air Coalition, Breathe Life is... -
BreatheLife – The Walk Home
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: Nine in ten people breathe air that is not safe. Air pollution is an invisible killer that we may face on a simple walk home or even in our homes. Methane is up to... -
Additional funds provided to improve sanitation in Kiribati
Oct 18, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing an additional grant of $2.8 million for the ongoing South Tarawa Sanitation Improvement Sector Project to enhance access to improved sanitation infrastructure and services for South Tarawa’s... -
Business trainers are working with NGOs from Southern Libya
Oct 18, 2016News Hour: Libya’s community stabilization program by IOM has brought 24 participants from southern Libya – 12 from Al Qatrun and 12 from Sabha – to participate in a 13-day intensive Training of Trainers (TOT) programme.... -
World Food Programme Contributes Nearly US$60 Million To Uganda’s Economy
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: As the world marks World Food Day, the World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda continues to make a meaningful difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people. At the same time,... -
Urgent appeal to confront unfolding migration crisis in Horn of Africa
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: IOM is preparing an urgent appeal to donors in response to a refugee emergency unfolding in Yemen and Djibouti, impacting across the Horn of Africa region, including Ethiopia. The initial amount of the appeal... -
One third of the workforce in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in precarious jobs
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: With 37 million people in informal or vulnerable jobs the equivalent of a third of the working population social safety nets in Eastern Europe, Turkey and Central Asia are increasingly coming under threat. A... -
Strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Monday, officials said, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued with little damage expected due to the remote location. The tremor was estimated at... -
IOM Haiti sent truck convoy to areas worst hit by Hurricane Matthew
Oct 16, 2016News Hour: Escorted by the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), a 26-truck IOM convoy carrying 28,500 non-food item kits (NFIs) left Port-au-Prince for the most-affected areas in the south of Haiti on 11 October. Four...
