All posts tagged "UN"
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299NEWSSouth Sudan: Jie community calls for humanitarian assistance, support of peace talks with neighbours
JUBA, South Sudan – Seasonal migrations and frequent scarcity of grazing pastures and water holes have resulted in recurrent skirmishes in the...
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461HealthWHO recommends dolutegravir antiretroviral medication to manage HIV
GENEVA, Switzerland – Based on new evidence assessing benefits and risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of the HIV...
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357EducationExperts urge govt to heavily invest in human capital as formulation of dev’t plan starts
KAMPALA – As Uganda embarks on formulation of its third five-year National Development Plan (NDP), experts meeting here have urged the government...
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372HealthWHO declares Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
KINSHASA – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been declared a “Public health emergency of international concern,” a...
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673NEWSHigh Court judge Tibulya named on UN disputes tribunal
NEW YORK – Justice Margaret Tibulya, Judge of the High Court of Uganda has been elected among four new half-time judicial positions...
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539NEWSUganda, EU and UN partner to end violence against women and children by 2030
KAMPALA – In Uganda, 56 percent women and girls between the age of 15-49 experience spousal violence while 22% are subjected to...
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650NEWSJapanese dancer and WFP ambassador visits Uganda
ARUA – Last week, a popular Japanese dancer and global WFP celebrity supporter visited Uganda and travelled to Karamoja and the West...
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422NEWSMore support needed to fight environmental degradation around refugee settlements
KAMPALA – On the occasion of World Refugee Day, 16 non-governmental organizations including ACT Alliance, Action Against Hunger, Care International and Danish...
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455AgricultureUN emergency fund allocates $45 million to stave off famine risk in the Horn of Africa
AFRICA – Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock has Wednesday June 5 allocated US$45 million from the Central...
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441NEWSSudan military rulers kill sixty in fresh raid at Khartoum sit-in
KHARTOUM – Al Jazeera in Sudan reports the number of people killed since security forces stormed a protest camp in the capital...
