Development
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Niger Police got training to identification of fraudulent documents
Oct 21, 2016News Hour: Document fraud is one of the most widespread types of fraud, and is one of the main problems facing the Nigerien border police. Despite technical progress, it is still a growing phenomenon. In August... -
A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits western Japan
Oct 21, 2016News Hour: A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits western Japan on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami risk. The quake, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), struck shortly... -
New approaches needed to address rise of poor urban villages in the Pacific
Oct 20, 2016News Hour: New approaches are needed to address the challenge of rising urban dwellers in the Pacific who live in poor-quality housing with inadequate provision for basic services in settlements known as ‘urban villages,’ a new... -
Saudi Arabia supports displaced Syrians in Syria and Jordan
Oct 20, 2016News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomes a contribution of US$6 million from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) to support displaced Syrians inside their country as well as Syrian refugees in... -
Distribution of Aid to Hurricane-Hit Areas is Accelerates in Haiti
Oct 20, 2016News Hour: IOM Haiti distributed non-food relief items (NFIs) to 200 households affected by Hurricane Matthew in Jeremie, Haiti, on 16 October. Each household received two plastic sheet tarpaulins and one hygiene kit, provided by USAID’s... -
ADB grant assistance to support sustainable biodiversity management
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $12.8 million in additional financing for the ongoing Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The grant assistance is sourced from ADB’s Strategic Climate... -
WFP supplies emergency assistance to Violence victims in Central African Republic
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: The World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance to 8,000 people affected by an upsurge in violence in the north of the Central African Republic. This is in addition to regular food... -
ACP-EU migration programme holds first “Peer-to-Peer Exchange” meeting on remittances
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: IOM’s regional offices in Brussels and Nairobi, in partnership with the African Institute for Remittances (AIR), kicked off a 3-day “Peer-to-Peer Exchange” meeting in Nairobi focusing on remittances. Running through Wednesday (19/10), the meeting... -
Egypt passes new anti-human smuggling law
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: The Egyptian Parliament has approved a new anti-human smuggling law safeguarding the rights and addressing the needs of smuggled migrants. The law, which is in line with international standards, stipulates imprisonment and substantial fines... -
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...