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Transcript of press stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura Following his meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs in Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hossein Amir…
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“A female-role model should be an example, not only for her beauty or money but also for her acts, work and bestowal. I hope to become a role model one day. Every girl and every woman is able to be a role model if she had the…
Tunis, 11 April 2016 - The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), in partnership with the Geneva international Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), provided a two-week training course to 15 implementing partners of…
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The Human Rights Division of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire, in partnership with the École Nationale d’Administration (ENA) - National School of Administration, on Friday, 8 April 2016, organized a public…
April 7, 2016 (Menu / News / Media / Radio) - April usually marks the beginning of the harvest and marketing of cashew nuts that since 1976 has become the largest export product for Guinea-Bissau, taking especially in recent years, a very significant weight in the economy.
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Currently, 180,000 of the 200,000 tons produced in 2011 were exported, bringing the State an income of 156 million euros. About 85 percent of the population depends on cashew nuts, and it is no coincidence that cashew farms…
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The Special Representative, Aïchatou Mindaoudou, exchanges warm greetings with a local woman, on the margins of the compensation ceremony for victims of the Bayota incidents (Bayota, January 2016)
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GARDEZ - The media’s key role in supporting democracy was highlighted at a meeting that brought together Afghan media professionals from across the country’s south-east region. The one-day meeting in Gardez brought together…
07 April is universally commemorated as the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda. In his message, the UN Secretary-General said that we should all be inspired by the survivors’ courage in showing that reconciliation is possible even after such a tragedy. In the picture, UNAMID personnel, jointly with the Rwandan community in the Mission, commemorates the event in El Fasher, North Darfur. Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.
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On 7 April, the UNAMID Rwanda Community joined the rest of the world in commemorating the 22nd anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda that took place in their country in 1994. History has proved that this…
Good afternoon everyone. I just ended some talks and discussions with His Excellency the Foreign Minister (Walid) Muallem and his team. The purpose was to discuss the preparation of the Geneva talks. The Geneva talks which we…
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The United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed welcomes the start of cessation of hostilities that began at midnight, 10 April 2016. He urges all parties to work to ensure that…
On April 7, 2016, UNAMID Sector East Ordnance Disposal Office (ODO) organized a marathon to commemorate the International Awareness Day for Mine Action and Assistance in Action. In the picture Sector East ODO Team Leader Fidaa Soufan presenting a trophy to the Winner of the Marathon.Photo by Hassan Ibrahim Ishag, UNAMID.
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On 5 April 2016, UNAMID Ordnance Disposal Office (ODO), Sector Central, in collaboration with the [Sudan] National Ordnance Disposal Office (NODO) commemorated the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine…
Martin Kobler Welcomes the Meeting between House of Representatives President and his Deputies in Cairo, Urges Vote on Govt of National Accord 09 April 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the…