Humanitarian chief appeals for end to South Sudan conflict
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Areas of South Sudan that were "beacons of hope" just a year ago are now mired in conflict or facing severe food insecurity, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Stephen O'Brien told journalists in New York…
10 Aug 2016 / Listen /Report explores link between gold extracting and organized crime in Colombia
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A new report is shedding light on the relationship between gold extracted from rivers and other waterways in Colombia and organized crime. It finds that about 60 per cent of alluvial gold exploitation…
10 Aug 2016 / Listen /Three-hour daily ceasefire in Aleppo "not enough" to deliver aid
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Three-hour daily pauses in the fighting around Aleppo are "not enough" to get life-saving aid in the Syrian city…
11 Aug 2016 / Listen /Migrants in a "catch 22" when both entering and leaving are criminalized
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In Bulgaria, refugees and migrants fleeing conflict and persecution all too often find themselves treated as criminals. That's according…
11 Aug 2016 / Listen /"Permanent ceasefire" between Lebanon-Israel "best outcome"
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Moving towards a "permanent ceasefire" between Lebanon and Israel remains the "real challenge" facing the UN's Interim Force in…
11 Aug 2016 / Listen /Sudanese government obliged to extend more rights to Darfuris
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The Government of Sudan has an obligation to extend greater "economic, social and cultural rights" to the citizens of…
10 Aug 2016 / Listen /Learning a language is the "most humanizing thing you can do"
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Learning a new language is the "most humanizing thing you can do" for yourself. That's according to Rachel Ann…
10 Aug 2016 / Listen /World should "embrace" new UN draft agreement on refugees
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The world should "embrace" a new draft agreement on refugees and migrants that will commit countries to take more…
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