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"Combat Antimicrobial Resistance: No Action Today, No Cure Tomorrow" 29 March 2011 - The discovery of antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines has been responsible for some of the most dramatic advances in human health…
Goma, 21 mars 2011 – The Uruguayan contingent rotated its troops on 21 March following the completion of their 12 month-service in Goma, North Kivu province. The first deployment of Uruguayan servicemen in North Kivu dates…
Kisangani, 23 March 2011 – An African Union delegation comprising some 20 members arrived in Kisangani, the capital of Province Orientale, on 22 March. The joint expert mission is trying to put in place a strategy to better…
Dili, 24 March 2011 - Leprosy, a chronic disease once endemic in South East Asia, has been largely eliminated from Timor-Leste. The disease has caused the disfigurement of millions of people mainly in the developing world…
26 March 2011 - United Nations Volunteers (UNVs) from UNMIS joined Juba residents to offload a container of books donated to the University of Juba in early February by the London-based BooksForSudan Society. The book…
28 March 2011 - A UNAMID patrol has confirmed air strikes at Khirwajid village, near Labado in South Darfur, on 26 March. The incident left a reported 13 people injured, many of whom were taken to the Mission’s team site for…
28 March 2011 - As more than 400,000 children nationwide today sat to take their Secondary Certificate Examinations, UNAMID began the first daily delivery of more than 30,000 litres to students in El Fasher, many of whom had…
Bukavu, 23 March 2011 – While on a field trip to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Roger Meece, attended a medal parade by the Pakistan contingent on 23 March in…
Mbandaka, 23 March 2011 – Jerôme Bokele is 44 years old. He now sits as a provincial Member of Parliament for his party, the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC). As a newcomer to the Assembly and owing to his unusual…
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the transfer of responsibilities for all police operations in Timor-Leste from the United Nations mission to the country’s national force, calling it an important step for the…
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Watch online Dili, 27 March 2011 - The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) today handed over policing responsibility from the UN police to the Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) at a ceremony…
27 March 2011 - An inter-agency team led by OCHA, UNAMID and the North Darfur Humanitarian Aid Commission today visited five villages near Shangil Tobaya in North Darfur and has found the majority of homes deserted. A looted…