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Palestine: UN seeks $100 million to meet Palestinian refugees’ needs

UN Secretary General’s spokesperson indicated Tuesday the UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has called for urgent donations to help support Palestinian refugees who are suffering from an acute shortage of assistance. The UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has raised the alarm over a shortfall of funding needed to provide aid to the Palestinian refugees. […]

US Reaffirms Moroccan Autonomy Initiative in the Sahara is ‘Serious, Credible and Realistic’

The United States reaffirmed on Friday, following the adoption of UN Security Council resolution N° 2548 on the Moroccan Sahara, that the Moroccan autonomy initiative is “serious, credible and realistic” for the settlement of this regional dispute. “We consider the Moroccan autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic, and it represents a potential approach to […]

Congolese Gynecologist Adds Sakharov Prize to his Collection of Awards

Congolese Gynecologist, Denis Mukwege, has won the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2014 awarded by the European Parliament for his standing up for women´s rights. “The Conference of Presidents decided unanimously to award Dr Denis Mukwege from Democratic Republic of Congo the Sakharov Prize for his fight for protection especially of women,” said EP […]