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UNMISS peacekeepers donate blackboards
UNMISS peacekeepers donating blackboards and other stationery items to students and teachers of a school in Gumuruk, Jonglei State. On the eve of International Literacy Day, which is commemorated on 8 September, peacekeepers…
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ASG John Barkat visits the D.R. Congo
Kinshasa, 9 September 2013 - Assistant Secretary General (ASG) John Barkat, Head of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services (UNOMS), visited MONUSCO from 2 to 6 September 2013. The purpose of the visit was to…
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PAKTYA: No polio case recorded this year
PAKTYA - Health officials in in Paktya said they did not record any polio case in the entire region including Paktya, Khost, Ghazni and Paktika provinces this year. During a meeting with journalists, an official from the…
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Political option could help bring the war to an end
Goma, 6 September 2013 – "Political option could help bring the war and atrocities in the North Kivu to an end and find a lasting solution to the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo" according to a joint…
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UN envoy stresses need to tackle impunity in DR Congo
7 September 2013 – A top United Nations official focusing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has stressed the need to address impunity in the country, which has seen massive displacement over the past year along…
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Bahn Gets New Magisterial Court and BIN Post
As part of the continuing efforts to enhance the rule of law and ensure access to justice for rural dwellers, UNMIL has handed over to national authorities a newly constructed Magisterial court and Bureau of Immigration and…
International Literacy Day
South Sudanese children attending Akuem Primary School in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State. This year's International Literacy Day, celebrated on 8 September, is dedicated to "literacies for the 21st century" and highlights the…
South Sudan commemorates literacy day
8 September 2013 - South Sudan urgently needed to promote literacy and create an environment to help advance development goals, a statement from the government and partner organizations said today. In commemoration of…
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Afghan authorities tackle country's high illiteracy rate
KABUL - Despite some four million Afghans becoming literate since 2002, Afghanistan still has one of the highest illiteracy rates in the world with about nine million illiterate adults, according to the Afghan Ministry of…