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UN and Africa: focus on Libya, Botswana and Liberia

24 March 2016

“Extremely risky” conditions for civilians throughout Libya: UN

An “ailing” health sector and worsening humanitarian conditions are making life “extremely risky” for Libyans. That’s the verdict of Ali Al-Zaatari, the UN Humanitarian coordinator in Libya. The North African country has been embroiled in civil war between rival factions since 2014, leaving nearly two and a half million people in need of assistance. Reem Abaza asked Mr Zaatari to describe Libya’s humanitarian needs.

Mariam Soumaguel is a teacher for first-year class at Alpha Moya School, in Timbuktu, Mali. She contributes to build a future for conflict-affected children and a peaceful and equitable Mali, through education.

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Twice as many girls as boys will never start school – UNESCO report

2 March 2016

Almost 16 million girls between the ages six and 11 will never get the chance to learn to read or write in primary school compared to about eight million boys if current trends continue, according to a new report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics (UIS).

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South Sudan refugee children in Ethiopia get a chance at an education

2 March 2016

General News

Hundreds and thousands of school age South Sudanese children living as refugees in Ethiopia are being given a chance to get an education.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has opened schools in the Kule camp located in the Gambela region of Western Ethiopia.

More than 270,000 refugees from South Sudan were already being hosted in the region when a conflict re-ignited on December 2013, bringing in 220,000 new arrivals.

Jocelyne Sambira has the story.

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UN hails launch of 'Day of School Feeding' as vital to Africa's development efforts

1 March 2016

The United Nations joined the African Union today hailing the inaugural 'Africa Day of School Feeding,' as part of a key strategy to address the continent's development challenges through home-grown school meal programmes.

In Canada, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shakes hands with students at McGill University, where he delivered a lecture.

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'Rise to the challenges' to shape a common future, UN chief tells McGill students

12 February 2016

Humanitarian action must address the concerns of young people, who should be mobilized and empowered to effect lasting change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told students at McGill University in Montreal earlier today, as part of a three-day visit to Canada.