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15 April 2011 - In the small village of Goli north of Abyei town, a group of children and village elders are huddled around a water pump a few metres back from the dirt road. They are eagerly awaiting the first drops of water…
14 April 2011 – To press its case for enacting three long-pending press bills on freedom of expression, the public's right to information and an independent regulatory body, a southern media association hosted a public…
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18 April 2011 (UNODC) - A slight decrease in poppy cultivation can be expected in Afghanistan in 2011, despite the current high price of opium, shows the Opium Winter Rapid Assessment Survey (ORAS) released by UNODC today…
14 April 2011 – Focusing on security, governance and development, hundreds of delegates from Southern Sudan's three Equatoria states began a three-day conference today at Nyokuron Cultural Center in Juba. Held under the theme…
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17 April 2011 - Today marked the launch of a UNAMID-supported disarmament programme in El Geneina, West Darfur, through which more than 1,000 former fighters in the Darfur conflict will surrender their weapons and begin the…
15 April 2011 - Training for Southern Kordofan polling officials began in Kadugli today, with senior election officials emphasizing transparency and impartiality. State Elections High Committee Chairperson Adam Abdin told…
13 April 2011 – Aid agencies began distributing food today in Khorfulus Payam (township), Jonglei State, to over 2,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had fled fighting between militia and government forces in the…
13 April 2011- Hiring taxis instead of 4WDs, signing memos of understanding with local elites, and co-investing programmes with governments and locals, are some of the ways aid agencies have lowered risks to staff in highly…
14 April 2011 – Landlocked developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region today pledged during a United Nations-backed meeting in Mongolia to promote greater cooperation and to reduce trade and transport barriers in an…
15 April 2011 - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) urgently requires US$257 million to continue providing food and assistance to the 7.3 million vulnerable and food insecure Afghans it aims to support, mainly women…
Despite very difficult circumstances, including the loss of many personnel, United Nations peacekeeping had passed critical tests in tackling “make-or-break” situations in Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti and Sudan, Secretariat officials…
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14 April 2011 - A delegation of eight women ambassadors from around the world and accredited to the African Union, arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, to meet with UNAMID officials, women’s groups and female legislators…