Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Africa has formally revoked its controversial decision to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) following last month’s High Court ruling that such a move would be unconstitutional. Notice of Pretoria’s decision to end the withdrawal process was posted on the UN’s treaty website this …
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By Michael C. Fairbanks Many of history’s greatest personalities; Eleanor Roosevelt, George Orwell, Franz Kafka all died of TB It surprises many people in Europe and North America that tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the great scourges in human history. One out of every three people in the world is …
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Job Opening Posting Title: CHIEF OF SECTION, PROCUREMENT, P5 Job Code Title: CHIEF OF SECTION, PROCUREMENT Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT NAIROBI Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 02 March 2017 – 15 April 2017 Job Opening Number: 17-Procurement-UNON-68697-R-Nairobi (R) Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
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United Nations, United States | AFP | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Kenya on Sunday for talks with leaders on regional issues, his spokesman said Friday, as South Sudan and Somalia face famine. Somalia is facing the threat of a famine while parts of northern South Sudan are …
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JOB OPENING: People & Culture (HR) Business Partner, World Vision South Sudan Reference: 6468-15N22103 Location: Africa – South Sudan Town/City: Juba Application Deadline Date: 22-Mar-17 Category: Human Resources Type: Fixed term, Full-time International Role: Yes Duration: 1-2 Years Share on: WhatsApp
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United Nations, United States | AFP | Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a Western-backed UN resolution that would have imposed sanctions on Syria over chemical weapons use, in the first clash at the Security Council since US President Donald Trump took office. The twin vetoes came as peace talks …
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Bangui, Central African Republic | AFP | UN peacekeeping mission MINUSCA said it had conducted airstrikes in the Central African Republic Sunday against a “heavily armed” group of fighters advancing on the city of Bambari. This is the second time in as many weeks the UN has fired on gunmen …
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JOB OPENING Posting Title: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION OFFICER, P3 Job Code Title: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION OFFICER Department/ Office: United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan Duty Station: Wau Posting Period: 25 February 2017-11 March 2017 Job Opening number: 17-IST-UNMISS-75214-F-Wau (M) APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | About 32,000 South Sudanese have entered Sudan since the start of the year, with tens of thousands more expected to arrive fleeing a famine in their country, the UN refugee agency said Sunday. On Monday, South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation formed after splitting from …
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Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | A suicide assault which killed dozens in Syria Saturday dealt a further blow to already sputtering UN efforts to launch a new round of talks to end the six-year conflict. The Damascus regime vowed retaliation for the assault in Syria’s third city Homs — and …
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