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1. Central African Republic: amid ongoing violence, UN rights chief urges accountability

   ... is due to meet with Christian and Muslim communities and visit a site for internally displaced persons in Bossangoa in the north-west. ... situation in the country. Topics:  Africa Central African Republic Source:  Central ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 14 Jul 2020

2. Food airlifts begin in Central African Republic amidst worsening insecurity

   ... have no choice,”  said  WFP Regional Director for West Africa Denise Brown. WFP has said that the price of transporting by air the ... Antonio Guterres today  told  reporters during a visit to Bangui. “There is an ethnic-religious cleansing taking place.” ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 14 Jul 2020

3. UN seeks $2 billion in international aid for Africa’s Sahel region

   ... UN seeks $2 billion in international aid for Africa’s Sahel region ... donors were only about to fund about 63 per cent. During a visit to the region last November alongside  Secretary-General  Ban ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 14 Jul 2020

4. Strengthening agriculture and food security information in South Sudan

   ... from Warrap State. “After the training I am going to visit the farmers in my own state, and do this on my own,” she said. The ... food security in South Sudan. Topics:  Africa agriculture food FAO Source:  ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 14 Jul 2020

5. How the world’s top executives are preparing students in Dadaab for leadership

   ... to 8% enrolment in secondary school. During a drive to visit one of the schools, this is starkly apparent from the figures of children ... 3rd. Stay tuned for more. Topics:  Africa Kenya UNHCR Dadaab education ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 14 Jul 2020

6. UN peacekeeping chief announces weapons-free zone in Central African Republic town

   ... peacekeeping chief announced today at the end of a four-day visit to the country. The decision to establish the zone follows a call by ... the wake of recent allegations. Topics:  Africa weapons-free zone Central African Republic ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 14 Jul 2020

7. UN humanitarian agencies reach thousands of South Sudanese cut off for months

   ... “It is a desperate situation,” he added during a visit to the town of Wau Shilluk, on the west bank of the Nile River, across ... Guarnieri, the WFP Regional Director for East and Central Africa. While in Wau Shilluk, WFP provided food assistance to more than ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 14 Jul 2020

8. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator arrives in South Sudan

   ... to respond to escalating needs.  During the four-day visit, he is expected to meet communities affected by the conflict, senior ... build their lives,” he said. Topics:  Africa Source:  United Nations Mission in South Sudan ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 14 Jul 2020

9. 'Senseless cycle of violence' in South Sudan must end – UN humanitarian chief

   ... Relief Coordinator Stephen O'Brien (top, centre), on a visit to South Sudan, meets with women representatives in the Protection of ... “man-made…catastrophe.”  Topics:  Africa Source:  UN News Centre ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 14 Jul 2020

10. Powered by environmental finance, Africa’s largest gene bank helps to bolster biodiversity, food security

    ... News Powered by environmental finance, Africa’s largest gene bank helps to bolster biodiversity, food security ... UNDP Administrator Helen Clark and GEF CEO Naoko Ishii visit Africa’s largest gene bank. Photo credit: UNDP Regional Service Centre ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 14 Jul 2020