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Nine Sub-Saharan migrants found dead from cold, thirst near Tunisian-Algerian borders – NGO

The bodies of nine migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were discovered recently in Tunisia on the Algerian border, judicial sources said this Wednesday, quoting a Tunisian NGO. According to the NGO, the migrants “died of thirst and cold”. The bodies were found recently in a mountainous area near Haïdra, in central-western Tunisia, not far from the […]

UN launches new project to address link between arms, crime & terrorism

Several United Nations agencies have launched a new project to address the link between terrorism, arms and crime through enhancing national legislative, strategic and operational capacities to prevent, detect and counter the firearms trafficking and other illegal activities related to terrorism and organized crime. The UN has repeatedly warned that illicit flows of small arms […]

Morocco to launch €82.6 million project to help vulnerable households face climate change

Morocco, in partnership with the international Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD),agreed to launch a €82.6 million project to help vulnerable households face climate change. IFAD is an international financial institution and a United Nations specialized agency based in Rome – the United Nations’ food and agriculture hub. The project will benefit 11,200 vulnerable households in rural […]