COMMENT: By Barbara Unmüßig Poverty, malnutrition, and hunger must be recognised as a result of politics, not scarcity The way people eat in the industrialised world is unhealthy, unjust, and unsustainable. Far too much of the meat consumed is produced under questionable ecological, ethical, and social conditions. And now that …
Read More »New UN chief Guterres pledges peace in 2017
On Jan.01, Antonio Guterres officially replaced Ban Ki Moon as the Secretary General of the United Nations. “On this New Year’s Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year’s resolution: Let us resolve to put peace first,” said Guterres promising to make 2017 …
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Job Opening Posting Title: LEGAL OFFICER Job Code Title: LEGAL OFFICER Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: GENEVA Posting Period: 23 December 2016 – 20 February 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Legal Affairs-UNEP-69011-R-Geneva (X) Staffing Exercise N/A Apply Here Share on: WhatsApp
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Job openings Posting Title: Deputy Chief Medical Officer Job Code Title: MEDICAL OFFICER Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT NAIROBI Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 23 December 2016 – 21 January 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Medical-UNON-71582-R-Nairobi (N) Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
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JOB OPENING Posting Title: ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Job Code Title: ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Department/Office: FIELD MISSIONS ADMINISTERED BY DPKO Duty Station: Kwacjok; AWEIL; MALAKAL; RUMBEK OLS; TORIT; YAMBIO; Posting Period: 19 December 2016 – 17 January 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Administration-FMADPKO-69099-R- (M) Staffing Exercise N/A Apply here Posting Title: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Job …
Read More »Ban Ki-moon bids farewell to United Nations
United Nations, United States | AFP | UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon paid an emotional farewell to the United Nations on Friday, wistfully describing his two-term stint at the helm of the global body as something of a fairy tale. “I feel a bit like Cinderella. Tomorrow at midnight, everything changes!” …
Read More »US Secretary of State John Kerry’s ‘Israel’ speech in full
Kerry warns Israel settlements threaten democracy Washington, United States | AFP | In a stern parting shot, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Israel on Wednesday that building settlements on Palestinian land threatens the country’s very future as a democracy. Less than four weeks before President Barack Obama leaves …
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JOB OPENINGS Posting Title: LEGAL OFFICER Job Code Title: LEGAL OFFICER Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: GENEVA Posting Period: 23 December 2016 – 20 February 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Legal Affairs-UNEP-69011-R-Geneva (X) Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »UN Security Council rejects arms embargo on South Sudan
United Nations, United States | AFP | The UN Security Council on Friday rejected a US-drafted resolution on imposing an arms embargo and sanctions on South Sudan amid divisions over how to pressure leaders to end the three-year war. The measure presented by the United States garnered only seven votes …
Read More »Israel rejects UN settler vote, lashes out at Obama
Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Israel lashed out at US President Barack Obama over a UN Security Council resolution passed Friday demanding it halt settlements in Palestinian territory, while vowing it would not abide by it. “Israel rejects this shameful anti-Israel resolution at the UN and will not abide by …
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