UN voucher programme adds more fresh food to diets in Somaliland, aids local economy
UN voucher programme adds more fresh food to diets in Somaliland, aids local economyThousands of people in Somaliland, in northern Somalia, are getting more fresh meat in their diet as a result of an innovative UN initiative that provides parents with vouchers to help them afford nutritious food from local traders, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42001&Cr=Somali&Cr1=
Operation to airlift South Sudanese citizens stranded in Sudan begins – UN official
Operation to airlift South Sudanese citizens stranded in Sudan begins – UN officialAn operation to fly back to their country an estimated 12,000 citizens of South Sudan stranded at a riverside town in neighbouring Sudan has begun, a senior United Nations official said today, adding that the returnees are being provided with humanitarian assistance on arrival back home.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42005&Cr=south+sudan&Cr1=
UN envoy welcomes deal to end hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israel
UN envoy welcomes deal to end hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in IsraelThe United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, has welcomed the agreement reached to end the hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42000&Cr=Palestin&Cr1=
UNESCO chief calls for investigation into death of Honduran journalist
UNESCO chief calls for investigation into death of Honduran journalistThe head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today called for an investigation into the killing of Erick Martínez Ávila, a Honduran journalist and gay rights activist.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42002&Cr=Honduras&Cr1=
UN humanitarian official praises Ethiopia’s efforts on food security amid drought
UN humanitarian official praises Ethiopia’s efforts on food security amid droughtA United Nations humanitarian official today praised the Ethiopian Government for its innovative and effective efforts to build resilience and food self-sufficiency amid increasingly challenging climatic conditions.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41994&Cr=ethiopia&Cr1=
Mexico: UN and regional experts urge government to take action to protect journalists
Mexico: UN and regional experts urge government to take action to protect journalistsThe Mexican Government should implement a new law to protect journalists and human rights defenders, a group of United Nations and regional experts stressed today, adding that authorities must prioritize breaking the cycle of impunity which has led to repeated killings in recent years.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41991&Cr=mexico&Cr1=
UN envoy on children in conflict urges Uganda to prosecute captured LRA officer
UN envoy on children in conflict urges Uganda to prosecute captured LRA officerThe United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict today urged the Ugandan Government bring to justice a senior commander of the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), who was captured over the weekend, saying he is responsible for some of the most egregious abuses against children.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41993&Cr=LRA&Cr1=
UN relief official calls for sustained aid and livelihood support in Somalia
UN relief official calls for sustained aid and livelihood support in SomaliaA senior United Nations relief official today urged the international community to build on the effective delivery of aid that helped roll back last year's famine in Somalia, noting that about 2.5 million people in the Horn of Africa country remain in need of humanitarian support.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41985&Cr=horn+of+africa&Cr1=
UN relief official calls for sustained aid and livelihood support in Somalia
UN relief official calls for sustained aid and livelihood support in SomaliaA senior United Nations relief official today urged the international community to build on the effective delivery of aid that helped roll back last year's famine in Somalia, noting that about 2.5 million people in the Horn of Africa country remain in need of humanitarian support.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41985&Cr=Somalia&Cr1=Kenya
UN-backed African initiative keeps Lord’s Resistance Army on the run – official
UN-backed African initiative keeps Lord’s Resistance Army on the run – officialThe United Nations-backed military initiative launched recently by the African Union against the terror group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has kept its members constantly on the move and unable to settle down in any one place for long, according to a UN envoy.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41980&Cr=LRA&Cr1=