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Dhaka for transfer of marine technologies to prevent ocean pollution
Jun 8, 2017News Hour: Bangladesh has called the developed countries particularly the G7 for meaningful transfer of marine and other technologies to LDCs, expected funding and exploration of new sources of financing to prevent ocean pollution. “The LDCs... -
IOM signs cooperation agreement with Chilean Federation of Industry
May 30, 2017News Hour: The UN Migration Agency signed a cooperation agreement with the Chilean Federation of Industry. The agreement, signed in Santiago, Chile, seeks to ensure the implementation of specific projects, establish technical committees and consulting arrangements... -
Canada supports vulnerable families in the West Bank and Gaza
May 29, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a US$3.6 million contribution from the Government of Canada to support nearly 200,000 of the most vulnerable non-refugee Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank.... -
Middle east airlines cabin crew, airport agencies in Lebanon join fight against Human Trafficking
May 29, 2017News Hour: The UN Migration Agency (IOM) organized a two-day training in Lebanon on “Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Victim Identification and Protection”. A total of 20 Middle East Airlines cabin crew supervisors and staff from... -
China supports UN Migration Agency’s work in Somalia
May 18, 2017News Hour: William Lacy Swing, Director General of the United Nations Migration Agency (IOM) signed an agreement yesterday (15 May) with China’s Ministry of Commerce for USD 1 million of multi-sector assistance, that will support IOM... -
BRAC observes the fourth UN Global Road Safety Week
May 17, 2017News Hour: On 13 May, bus drivers and transport association leaders at the Mohakhali bus terminal took pledges to keep the speed of their vehicles below 30 kilometre per hour while passing schools, hospitals, residential areas... -
At least one in four children live in poverty in the Middle East and North Africa
May 16, 2017News Hour: According to a recent UNICEF analysis covering 11 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, poverty continues to impact at least 29 million children – one in four children in the region. These... -
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra meets child survivors of sexual violence in Zimbabwe
May 7, 2017News Hour: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra has called for increased awareness and support for child victims of sexual violence. The actress made an emotional visit to Zimbabwe this week, where she met child survivors of... -
Aid distributed in displaced North Region of Cameroon
Apr 30, 2017News Hour: IOM, the UN Migration Agency and its implementing partner Saheli, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), began a week-long distribution of core relief items and shelter kits to displaced people in the Far North Region of... -
UN food agencies warn against ignoring famine alarm
Apr 30, 2017News Hour: The leaders of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have called on the international community to urgently step up action to prevent further hunger deaths in...
