"If I could do it, you can do it" UN chief tells child refugees
A group of child refugees who've found a new home in California were given a special message by the UN chief on Wednesday: "If I could do it,…
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Ukraine challenges Russia for proof of alleged "terrorist" attack inside Crimea The Ukrainian ambassador challenged Russia on Thursday to provide proof of Ukrainian involvement in an alleged "terrorist"…
11 Aug 2016 / Listen /First African polio cases in two years reported in Nigeria
The first cases of polio in Africa for two years have been reported in Nigeria, leaving two children paralyzed in the northern Borno State. The last confirmed case…
11 Aug 2016 / Listen /News in Brief 11 August 2016 (AM)
"Ensure safety and dignity of civilians" in Aleppo urges UNHCR All parties to the fighting in and around Aleppo in Syria have a duty to "ensure, first and…
11 Aug 2016 / Listen /Humanitarian chief appeals for end to South Sudan conflict
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
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
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
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"
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
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"
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
The world should "embrace" a new draft agreement on refugees and migrants that will commit countries to take more…
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