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February 8, 2016
Sanusi attacks Nigeria’s exchange rate policy – Nigeria’s respected former central bank chief has said that exchange rate policies backed by President Muhammadu Buahri are doomed to […]
February 8, 2016
Cleaner coal technology provides more efficient and accessible power generation in Asia – Out of the 1.3 billion people living without access to electricity globally, 700 million […]
February 8, 2016
UN agencies mobilize to support Government response after Benin confirms cases of Lassa fever – After the identification of four cases of Lassa fever in Benin, the […]
February 8, 2016
‘Violence must stop now,’ says UN expert as fresh fighting displaces thousands in North Darfur – Warning that, in the last two weeks, a new escalation of […]
February 8, 2016
Migration and multilateralism will be hallmarks of 2016, says senior UN official The world is facing a political, economic, moral and social crisis as governments and […]
February 8, 2016
Senior UN officials urge elimination of ‘violent practice’ of female genital mutilation by 2030 The most senior United Nations officials are urging the world to eliminate […]
February 8, 2016
Haiti: Ban welcomes agreement reached towards ‘swift’ conclusion of ongoing electoral cycle – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the agreement reached by Haitian stakeholders, noting […]
February 5, 2016
UN in Central African Republic releases $9 million to respond to urgent needs The United Nations announced today that the Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) in the […]
February 5, 2016
Timbuktu: 900-year-old ceremony re-consecrates mausoleums destroyed by armed groups. – A consecration ceremony of the Timbuktu mausoleums, last held in the 11th century, was […]