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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... -
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... -
Biometric registration of nearly 40,000 in Juba displacement sites completed
Oct 15, 2016News Hour: Over 38,800 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are sheltering at the UN protection of civilian (PoC) sites in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, according to a recently completed biometric registration exercise. While the majority... -
Japan is providing fund to boost nutrition among children in Karamoja
Oct 13, 2016News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of US$2.5 million from the Government of Japan, intended for boosting the nutrition of 50,000 infants, mothers and pregnant women in Karamoja to... -
WFP to provide food assistance in Cuba in the wake of Hurricane Matthew
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in coordination with the Government is gearing up to deliver food for 180,000 people in the areas of Cuba’s eastern-most province hardest hit by Hurricane Matthew. WFP... -
At least 1.4 million people in Haiti needing emergency aid following Hurricane Matthew
Oct 11, 2016News Hour: Haiti faces a humanitarian crisis that requires a “massive response” from the international community, the United Nations chief said on Monday, with at least 1.4 million people needing emergency aid following last week’s battering... -
German Minister meets Syrian refugees at WFP shop in Lebanon
Oct 10, 2016News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday welcomed Dr. Gerd Müller, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, to Lebanon, where vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugee families receive monthly WFP food assistance... -
UN Security Council unanimously backed Antonio Guterres to be the next secretary-general
Oct 6, 2016News Hour: The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously backed Antonio Guterres, the former prime minister of Portugal who was the UN’s refugee chief for a decade, to be the next secretary-general. During a closed-door meeting,... -
Attack on aid convoy in Syria done by air strike, says UN
Oct 5, 2016News Hour: Analysis of satellite imagery of a deadly attack on an aid convoy in Syria last month showed that it was an air strike, a UN expert said on Wednesday. At least 20 people were... -
EU supports WFP assistance to thousands suffering drought & displacement in Djibouti
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided food assistance to 10,000 people from Ethiopia and the Somaliland region of Somalia, displaced by drought to Djibouti, in addition to nearly 14,000 people in...
