In Liberia, UN Ebola mission chief commends progress, warns against ‘complacency’

Head of UNMEER Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (second right) meets in Monrovia with Special Representative for…

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UN health agency says no Ebola detected in Iraq, calls reports of cases ‘rumours

Photo: WHO/C. Banluta 6 January 2015 – Despite reports of Ebola cases in Mosul in several…

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Courage of Ebola health workers should inspire greater efforts by all, says Ban

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) stands with Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone, seen here showing their hospital…

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Taliban attack on Pakistan school an act of ‘horror and rank cowardice’, says UN chief

Pupil of a primary school class in Pakistan. Photo: UNESCO/Akhtar Soomro 16 December 2014 – United…

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UN capacities ‘pushed to the limit’ in 2014, Ban says in year-end wrap-up

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses journalists at UN Headquarters. UN Photo/Mark Garten 17 December 2014 – After…

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Ebola: UN says health workers in Sierra Leone to receive hazard pay using mobile money

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…

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Israel 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…

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UN 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…

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