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New global commitment to primary health care for all at Astana conference

United Nations Member States unanimously agreed to the Declaration of Astana to strengthen their primary health care systems as an essential step toward achieving universal health coverage on October 24, 2018. The Declaration of Astana reaffirms the...

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African Development Bank, World Food Programme join hands to help South Sudan fight hunger and malnutrition

The Government of the Republic of South Sudan welcomed a contribution of US$ 43.57 million from the African Development Bank for the implementation of the country’s Short-Term Regional Emergency Response Project (STRERP) on October 24, 2018.

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World Food Programme chief pledges to continue support for displaced Syrians

The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, has ended a three-day visit to Lebanon, Syria and Jordan where he saw WFP operations in the three countries and met with displaced Syrian families in the Bekaa Valley in...

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UN expert calls for international investigation into ‘evident murder’ of Jamal Khashoggi

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Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and...

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