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November 2014

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Press Release

Significant declines in child deaths from pneumonia prove that strategies to defeat the disease are working, UNICEF said on the fifth World Pneumonia Day, but much more is needed to stop hundreds of thousands of children from succumbing to this preventable illness each year.

November 2014

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Press Release

Innovation and technology can serve as a springboard for economic transformation provided they are driven by people. This was the message put forward by partners and participants at the closing of the 9th Annual African Economic Conference (AEC), which ran from November 1-3 in Addis Ababa.

September 2014

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Press Release

Analysis points to health system failures at critical time around birth as a significant contributing factor to these needless deaths

August 2014

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Press Release

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has inaugurated its new office compound in Semera, Afar region. The premises, constructed with the support of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), will also be used by other UN agencies.

August 2019

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Speech

Youth empowerment is at the heart of the United Nations’ work. This is also articulated in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

December 2018

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Speech

Developing sustainable food security, fighting hunger and reducing poverty go hand in hand.

August 2019

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Speech

Today, we celebrate the determination, the sacrifice and the selfless deeds of women humanitarians around the world

September 2018

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Speech

The signature of the peace agreement between the President of Eritrea and the Prime Minister of Ethiopia is indeed a historic event.