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UNHCR helps resettle 33 unaccompanied children from Tunisia to Norway A young boy plays in a special tent run by UNHCR and Save the Children for children, including unaccompanied minors, at Choucha transit camp. CHOUCHA CAMP, Tunisia, January 17 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has helped resettle a group of 33 unaccompanied children who had spent months […]
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Ertharin Cousin of United States appointed as head of UN World Food Programme Ambassador Ertharin Cousin at the November 2011 meeting of WFP’s Executive Board in Rome./(Copyright: WFP/Giulio D’Adamo) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed the appointment of Ertharin Cousin of the United States as the new head of the Rome-based agency. Ms. Cousin […]
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UN partners with European Commission to promote ‘climate-smart’ agriculture A woman farmer The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Commission are teaming up to help Malawi, Viet Nam and Zambia transition to a “climate-smart” approach to agriculture. The €5.3 million project announced today seeks to make changes in farming systems that […]
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WHO Director-General addresses the Executive Board Dr Margaret Chan Director-General of the World Health Organization Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization. UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras Report by the Director-General to the Executive Board at its 130th Session 16 January 2012 Mister Chairman, distinguished members of the Executive Board, excellencies, ambassadors, representatives of the diplomatic […]
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South-bound but stranded in Sudan After waiting for over a year to go to South Sudan, some southerners have set up home in abandoned train carriages at Khartoum’s Shajara railway station. KHARTOUM, Sudan, January 16 (UNHCR) – At first glance it looks like a junkyard, strewn with piles of broken furniture, rusty metal beams and doors ripped off […]
Statement from Secretary Sebelius for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Jan. 2012 Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Eliminating Injustice in Health Care Today, as we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we reflect on our own response to his call for justice. “Of all the forms of inequality,” Dr. […]
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Rochester Scientist Leads National Fight against Lead When the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention needed a scientist to lead the panel charged with making recommendations regarding hazardous levels of lead in children, they turned to one of Rochester’s own. Deborah A. Slechta, Ph.D. Deborah Cory-Slechta, Ph.D., professor of Environmental Medicine and an internationally recognized authority on […]
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UNHCR chief ends Sudan visit with relief for ‘old’ refugees, risks for new ones High Commissioner António Guterres with Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees in Shagarab I camp, eastern Sudan. Photo: UNHCR/A.Awad KHARTOUM, Sudan, January 13 (UNHCR) – UN refugee agency chief António Guterres ended a visit to Sudan this week by hailing efforts towards lasting solutions for […]
UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bundchen Backs ‘Small is Beautiful’ Energy Solutions on First Mission to Africa Gisele visits UNEP Headquarters – Describes her experience in the field. … … On her first official visit to Africa, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador and iconic face of fashion, Gisele Bündchen, went to the grassroots level in Kenya to experience […]
UNEP Goodwill Ambassador: Gisele Bündchen. Gisele Bündchen Super Model Global Ambassador “The environment has always been my passion. Mother Earth is our fundamental life-support system, and by becoming aware and responsible now, we can assist in preserving the planet.” Gisele Bündchen, the world’s highest paid supermodel, is recognized for her long-standing and passionate commitment to […]
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