Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | About 32,000 South Sudanese have entered Sudan since the start of the year, with tens of thousands more expected to arrive fleeing a famine in their country, the UN refugee agency said Sunday. On Monday, South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation formed after splitting from …
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Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | A suicide assault which killed dozens in Syria Saturday dealt a further blow to already sputtering UN efforts to launch a new round of talks to end the six-year conflict. The Damascus regime vowed retaliation for the assault in Syria’s third city Homs — and …
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United Nations, United States | AFP | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza against seeking a fourth term, saying such a move risks deepening the crisis in the African country. In a report obtained by AFP, the UN chief says he is “very concerned” by recent …
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Rabat, Morocco | AFP | Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Friday asked the United Nations to take urgent measures to end “provocation” by the Algeria-backed Polisario Front threatening the ceasefire in the disputed Western Sahara. Morocco insists that the former Spanish colony is an integral part of its kingdom, but …
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United Nations, United States | AFP | North Korea is flouting tougher new UN sanctions with more ingenuous tactics, circumventing trade bans by relying on middlemen and front companies, notably in Malaysia and China, a report by UN sanctions experts says. The 100-page report, obtained by AFP, confirmed that North …
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Job Opening: Posting Title: CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER, P4 Job Code Title: CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER Department/Office: ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA Duty Station: ADDIS ABABA Posting Period: 22 February 2017 – 07 April 2017 Job Opening Number: 17-Security-ECA-75066-R-Addis Ababa (G) APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
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United Nations, United States | AFP | UN aid agencies need $4.4 billion in emergency funding to address famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday. More than 20 million people face starvation in the four countries and action is needed now to avert …
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Global financial support for humanitarian work in conflict-riven Sudan is expected to drop this year despite improved aid access and the easing of US sanctions, the top UN aid official in the country said. “Sudan is taking some very positive steps which are recognised, and… …
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Posting Title: Senior Civil Affairs Officer, P5 (UN, Mogadishu) Job Code Title: SENIOR CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICER Department/ Office: United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia Duty Station: MOGADISHU Posting Period: 17 February 2017-18 March 2017 Job Opening number: 17-CIV-UNSOM-72227-R-MOGADISHU (M) Staffing Exercise ID: SE5 (POLNET 2017 Semi-Annual 1) United Nations Core …
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Job opening Posting Title: LEGAL OFFICER, P3 (UNEP) Nairobi Job Code Title: LEGAL OFFICER Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 16 February 2017 – 01 April 2017 Job Opening Number: 17-Legal Affairs-UNEP-72126-R-Nairobi (X) Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
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