UN and Africa

The international community is being urged to provide greater support to Zimbabwe as it strives to achieve development goals.

Making the case is Bishow Parajuli, UN Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative in Zimbabwe for the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

He spoke to Dianne Penn during a recent visit to UN Headquarters in New York.

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Before the arrival of the Aamin Free Ambulance Service in Somalia’s capital twelve years ago, victims of car crashes or terror attacks, were taken to hospital in wheelbarrows.

The volunteer service operates around the clock, and Michael Keating, who’s in charge of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), is calling for more support for the vital “first-responder”, which has saved hundreds of lives across the capital Mogadishu.