Ambulance depot near an emergency response centre, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Ambulances and drivers have to…
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Scale-up in effective malaria control dramatically reduces deaths
9 DECEMBER 2014 ¦ GENEVA – The number of people dying from malaria has fallen dramatically…
Continue ReadingIsrael must curb ‘continuous stream’ of protest fatalities in Occupied Palestinian Territory – UN
Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein, recently appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, holds his first press conference…
Continue ReadingUN meeting urges critical improvements to health systems of Ebola-affected countries
Mandatory handwashing at the entrance to the village of Bokoulouma, Guinea, to combat the outbreak of…
Continue ReadingUN congratulates frontline workers battling Ebola in West Africa
Frontline workers battling Ebola in West Africa. Photo: UNMEER/Christopher Bailey 10 December 2014 – The United…
Continue ReadingBan urges Lima conference to agree draft text as basis for 2015 climate deal
Secretary-General ban Ki-moon addresses the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru. 9 December 2014 –…
Continue ReadingWorld must do ‘whatever it takes’ to ensure recovery of Ebola-affected countries – Ban
Farmers in Sierra Leone, one of three countries hardest hit by the Ebola Virus, threshing rice.…
Continue ReadingHelping reform Ukraine’s military education system
The National Defence University in Warsaw recently hosted a tailored workshop to help Ukraine’s Department of…
Continue ReadingProposal for Sovereign Debt Restructuring Framework among 6 Draft Texts Approved by Second Committee
Proposal for Sovereign Debt Restructuring Framework among 6 Draft Texts Approved by Second Committee Sixty-ninth session,…
Continue ReadingPreparing first responders for CBRN incidents
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons are among the most dangerous weapons in the world.…
Continue ReadingNATO Foreign Ministers announce interim Spearhead Force
NATO Foreign Ministers on Tuesday (2 December 2014) announced that an interim Spearhead Force would be…
Continue ReadingIndian Ocean: UN warns of uptick in clandestine migration despite ‘horrific’ dangers
People risking sea journeys across the Bay of Bengal often set sail at night. Photo: UNHCR/S.…
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