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OCHA Warns Security Council That Political Crisis Could Trigger 'Humanitarian Nightmare' in South Sudan [document]
Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for ...
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Israel Will Keep Gaza Buffer Zone, Minister Says, as Truce Bid Stalls
Israeli troops to remain in Gaza buffer zones post-war, according to Defence Minister Israel Katz amid faltering ceasefire ...
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Concerns as UN humanitarian agency set to shut down operations in Nigeria
The Humanitarian Affairs minister confirmed that he has been informed of the agency's plan to shut down operations in Nigeria ...
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Building peace from the ground up: a call for a peace strategy in PNG
A national peace strategy is needed to rebuild the crumbling foundations of peace in PNG from the ground up, say Miranda Forsyth and Sinclair Dinnen.
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UN office forced to reduce staff in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and 7 other nations amid budget shortfall
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced a 20% reduction in its global workforce, ...
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OCHA, the UN’s emergency aid coordination arm, to cut staff by a fifth
The agency is to lose 500 staff positions and restructure operations, as it grapples with a $58 million shortfall.