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AMERICAS REGION ADOPTS ‘HISTORIC’ DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PLAN AT UN-BACKED FORUM IN MONTREAL
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Continue Reading‘HOLISTIC THINKING’ NEEDED FOR PEACE, DEVELOPMENT IN LAKE CHAD REGION — DEPUTY UN CHIEF MOHAMMED
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Continue ReadingUN AGRICULTURE AGENCY WARNS OF WATER SCARCITY IN NORTH AFRICA AND NEAR EAST
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Continue ReadingBURUNDIAN AUTHORITIES ‘SHUT DOORS’ TO ENGAGEMENT, COOPERATION — SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD
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Continue ReadingNEXT INTRA-SYRIAN TALKS SET FOR LATE MARCH — UN ENVOY
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura speaks to journalists in New York following his…
Continue ReadingNEW UN SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEM TO SLASH DELAYS, SAVE LIVES IN LARGE-SCALE HEALTH CRISES
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Continue ReadingU.S.-Japanese Forces Train Together During ‘Forest Light’ Exercise
By Marine Corps Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld III Marine Expeditionary Force CAMP SOUMAGAHARA, Japan, March 10, 2017…
Continue ReadingMattis: Social Media Misconduct by DoD Personnel Won’t Be Tolerated
By Terri Moon Cronk DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, March 10, 2017 — The purported…
Continue ReadingUN CHIEF GUTERRES UNVEILS PROPOSALS TO END ‘SCOURGE’ OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE
Source: UN News UN CHIEF GUTERRES UNVEILS PROPOSALS TO END ‘SCOURGE’ OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND…
Continue ReadingUN REFUGEE AGENCY ISSUES RENEWED FUNDING PLEA FOR SYRIA, AS CONFLICT ENTERS SEVENTH YEAR
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