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  • AfricaHealthNews Now
    By alternativeafrica
    March 18, 2020
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    WHO, UN to recruit 100 young African women professionals to promote health, gender equality

    London, March 18, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme have launched the Africa Women Health Champions initiative.  The partnership seeks to recruit 100 women to support WHO in improving people’s health and well-being in the region, while also promoting gender equality on the continent. READ ALSO: US EMBASSY ...
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  • AfricaFeatureNews Now
    By alternativeafrica
    February 8, 2020
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    United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres unpacks Africa’s security, development challenges ahead of the 33rd AU summit

    London, Feb. 8, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Sahel, Libya, DRC, Guinea, Cameroon, the Horn, Climate change — the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres unpacks Africa’s security and development challenges ahead of the African Union summit. In a world increasingly dominated by nationalist-minded leaders – from the US, through Turkey and Russia to China and beyond – multilateral ...
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    By alternativeafrica
    January 2, 2020
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    UN launches biggest dialogue platform on world’s future

    London, Jan. 2, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The United Nations has launched what it calls the “biggest global conversation on the world’s future” known as UN75 dialogues. The initiative is a “global reality check” to spark conversations around building a better future for all, the organisation said in a statement on Thursday. READ ALSO: AFRICA’S WEALTHIEST MAN, ALIKO ...
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  • AfricaBusinessHealthNews Now
    By alternativeafrica
    December 14, 2019
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    UN, Swedish agency launch $5 million initiative to assist Refugees in Uganda start small business

    London, Dec. 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Swedish Development Agency have launched a $5 million, four-year program to promote access to financial and nonfinancial services to 100,000 refugees in Uganda.  With pilot projects operating in refugee settlements in northern Uganda, the financial services are geared to help refugees start, ...
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  • AfricaHealthNews Now
    By alternativeafrica
    December 6, 2019
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    TB, Armed Guards, Lack of food: The U.N. Is Leaving Migrants to Die In UN Migrant Center, Libya

    London, Dec. 6, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The United Nations center in Libya was opened as an “alternative to detention,” a last, safe stop for migrants before they were resettled in other countries. Now, just a year later, it looks increasingly like the notorious Libyan lockups it was supposed to replace. The facility is jam-packed with nearly 1,200 ...
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  • AfricaNews Now
    By alternativeafrica
    December 4, 2019
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    U.N. deploy troops to quell ethnic violence in South Sudan

    London, Dec. 4, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The United Nations has sent a contingent of peacekeepers to an area of central South Sudan where about 80 people have been killed in a bout of fighting between two ethnic communities, the the U.N. and a local official said on Tuesday. The violence beween the Gak and Manuer communities broke ...
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  • AfricaAnne's DiaryFeatureNews Now
    By alternativeafrica
    September 21, 2019
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    The extra ordinary story of Congolese activist, Evariste Mfaume honoured by UN for helping nineteen thousand refugees return home

    London, Sep 21, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Congolese activist Evariste Mfaume decided to take action when he found out that thousands of his compatriots who had fled war 20 years ago wanted to come home, but had no place to go. He lobbied the government for land and helped set up farms for 19,000 returning families – an ...
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  • AfricaNews Now
    By alternativeafrica
    September 7, 2019
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    Somalia reconciliation conference excites foreign envoys

    London, Sep 7, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Somalia’s international partners on Saturday welcomed the opening of the reconciliation conference in the central region of Galmudug in pursuit of democratic governance. In a joint statement in Mogadishu, the foreign envoys from UN, EU and African Union stressed the importance of an inclusive reconciliation process as an essential step towards ...
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  • AfricaEnvironmentNews Now
    By alternativeafrica
    August 29, 2019
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    For Africa, ‘winds of hope are blowing ever stronger,’ Guterres declares at Africa climate conference

    London, August 29, 2019 (AltAfrica)-“I see Africa as a dynamic continent of opportunity where winds of hope are blowing ever stronger,” Mr. Guterres expressed. Since the last conference climate conference in 2016, Africa has seen advancements in areas from sustaining growth, to strengthening governance, to promoting gender equality, the UN chief reported, explaining the potential for technology ...
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  • AfricaNews Now
    By alternativeafrica
    August 21, 2019
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    AU nominates Kenya for UN Security Council seat

    London, August 21, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Kenya has been nominated by the African Union, AU as a candidate for UN Security Council seat after defeating Djibouti in a vote held at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, The endorsement means Kenya becomes Africa’s sole candidate for the race for the non-permanent seat for 2021-2022. Kenya defeated Djibouti ...
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