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NGOs slam UN aviation agency plan for biofuels
Oct 10, 2017News Hour Nearly 100 environmental and poverty fighting groups jointly released a letter Tuesday slamming a UN proposal that backs large-scale use of biofuels in commercial planes. Extensive burning of biofuels would vastly expand the production... -
Kilimanjaro International Airport to use facial matching systems to facilitate cross-border mobility
Oct 3, 2017News Hour IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has donated four Facial Matching Systems (FMS), including one to the Tanzania Immigration Services Department (TISD) at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) on 29 September. The FMS are used... -
UN and World Bank announce initiative to ramp up finance for climate action
Sep 30, 2017News Hour United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today announced plans to accelerate the flow of finance for climate action through a new platform dedicated to identifying and... -
Bangladesh needs longer-term plan for Rohingya: UN
Sep 28, 2017News Hour The nearly half a million Rohingyas who have entered Bangladesh since August will likely not be leaving soon, the UN said Wednesday, calling for longer-term plans to manage the influx, reports BSS. The head... -
UNHCR promises continued support in tackling Rohingya crisis
Sep 25, 2017News Hour The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today promised to extend continued assistance to Bangladesh in handling the Rohingya crisis immediately providing Taka 35 crore, reports BSS. “The UN refugee agency assured us... -
Priti Patel welcomes call to action on modern slavery at UN GA
Sep 25, 2017News Hour At the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday 19 September, the UK Prime Minister announced new domestic measures and an investment of £20 million in the new Global Fund to End Modern Slavery. In... -
United States stalling UN action on affordable medicines as price of lifesaving drugs soar
Sep 23, 2017Neymar will miss Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 game at Montpellier on Saturday after the world’s most expensive player injured his right foot, French media report. The Brazilian striker has made an immediate impact at his new... -
UN needs $200 million for disastrous Rohingya influx
Sep 23, 2017News Hour The United Nations will need $200 million over the next six months to face the “catastrophic” influx of more than 420,000 Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh, a top UN official said yesterday, Reports BSS. The... -
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina seeks expeditious UN attempts to end Rohingya crisis
Sep 22, 2017News Hour Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought expeditious UN and global interventions to protect all civilians in Myanmar’s Rakhine State irrespective of religion and ethnicity and take effective steps for a permanent solution to the... -
At UN Assembly, South American leaders urge commitment with global development goals
Sep 21, 2017News Hour Addressing the general debate at the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, leaders from South American countries urged the global community for greater cooperation and collaboration in addressing a range of pressing...
