IOM Uganda Promotes HIV/AIDS Prevention among Mobile Populations
21 January 2014IOM is distributing medical and laboratory equipment to different health clinics strategically located in HIV hot-spots in Uganda to tackle the (…)
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UN Backs IOM Aid to IDPs Displaced by Conflict in South Sudan
21 January 2014The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated USD 8 million to IOM to support the organization’s response to the growing (…)
Agriculture, Food and Security at the centre of African Union Summit
21 January 2014“Transforming Africa’s Agriculture: Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development” is the theme that will be at the (…)
Central African Republic: ICRC appeals for end to intercommunal violence
20 January 2014GENEVA, Switzerland, January 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO) Fresh intercommunal violence has flared in western and north-western (…)
United States welcomes the announcement of the final results of Madagascar’s presidential election
19 January 2014WASHINGTON, January 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO) Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January (…)
Kenya / Embobut Forest: UN rights expert calls for the protection of indigenous people facing eviction
18 January 2014GENEVA, Switzerland, January 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO) A United Nations independent expert has urged the Government of Kenya (…)
South Sudan: Scrambling to meet urgent needs in Unity state
18 January 2014Thousands of people have been displaced by renewed fighting in Unity state over the past week. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (…)
Central African Republic: The world can no longer ignore the humanitarian catastrophe
17 January 2014Over the course of the past year, the Central African Republic (CAR) has witnessed nation-wide civil unrest which resulted in the overthrow of its (…)
EU foreign ministers discuss Central African Republic and South Sudan
17 January 2014The recent violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the armed conflict in South Sudan will be on the agenda for discussion when EU (…)
International community urged to act to resolve case of 11 Imprisoned MPs in Eritrea
17 January 2014GENEVA, Switzerland, January 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A former Eritrean Defence Minister has urged IPU and the international (…)
Central Emergency Response Fund Allocates US$86 Million To Support Aid Efforts In Ten Chronically Neglected Crises
17 January 2014The United Nations Humanitarian Chief and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, has allocated US$86 million to sustain emergency aid (…)
South Sudan: “What I saw was a horror,” says top Human Rights Official
17 January 2014Fighting in South Sudan has turned into a horrifying humanitarian and human rights disaster with mass atrocities committed by both sides, UN (…)