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Indian Women Peacekeepers Inspire Liberian Girls
Indian women peacekeepers serving in the UN mission in Liberia have been a source of inspiration for the country's girls, the contingent's commander has said while terming women as "agents of change".
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India To Depute Over 100 Fresh Troops Under UN Flag In Africa
India has committed to deploy a fresh contingent of over 100 paramilitary troops for rendering special police combat and security duties under the United Nations (UN) flag in the African nation of Liberia.
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Donors Pledge $3.4 Billion for Ebola Recovery
International donors pledged $3.4 billion in new funds Friday to help Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in their final push to stamp out Ebola and get on the road to recovery.
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New Liberia Ebola Case 'Genetically Similar' to First Outbreak: WHO
Tests on the first Ebola case in Liberia after a three month span when the West African country was declared Ebola-free are genetically similar to a 2014 outbreak, the UN health agency said Friday.
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Ebola-Hit Countries Seek Billions for Recovery at UN
The presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone come to the United Nations today hoping to raise $3.2 billion to put their countries firmly on course for recovery from Ebola.
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Experts Call for Immediate WHO Reform After Ebola Exposes Failings
Experts called today for urgent, root-and-branch changes to the World Health Organization after an inadequate response to West Africa's vast and deadly Ebola outbreak.
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Ebola-Stricken Nations Need $700 Million to Rebuild Healthcare
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone need a further $696 million in donor funding to rebuild their battered health services over the next two years in the wake of the deadly Ebola epidemic, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Monday.
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United Nations Peacekeepers Commonly Pay for Sex: UN study
United Nations peacekeepers commonly pay for sex with cash, dresses, jewellery, perfume, cell phones and other items, despite a ban on such relationships with people the world body is trying to help, a draft UN report concluded.
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Guinea Unrest Hampering Ebola Response: United Nations
The head of the UN mission on Ebola in Guinea on Monday said violence in the west of the country "jeopardised" the fight against the deadly virus.
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Nearly 30 Nations Have Dangerously Weak Health Systems: WHO
About 30 countries have health systems that are as dangerously weak as the ones that allowed Ebola to ravage Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the World Health Organization warned Thursday.
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WHO Chief Announces Shake-Up of Organisation After Ebola Shock
The World Health Organization will dramatically reform its emergency response operations this year, its chief said today, after the UN agency faced blistering criticism for its slow Ebola response.
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WHO Declares Liberia Ebola-Free
The UN health agency on Saturday declared Liberia Ebola-free, hailing the "monumental" achievement in the west African country where the virus has killed more than 4,700 people.
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WHO Draws up Plan to Eradicate Ebola
The World Health Organization on Tuesday unveiled a plan to eradicate the deadly Ebola virus, aiming to identify and isolate the dwindling number of new cases by the end of May.
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More Than 26,000 Have Been Infected With Ebola: WHO
More than 26,000 people have been infected with Ebola since the outbreak began and more than 10,800 have died, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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30 New Ebola Cases, Lowest Weekly Figure in Nearly a Year: WHO
Thirty confirmed cases of Ebola were reported in West Africa in the past week, the smallest number in nearly a year of the worst ever outbreak of the deadly fever, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
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Indian Women Peacekeepers Inspire Liberian Girls
Indian women peacekeepers serving in the UN mission in Liberia have been a source of inspiration for the country's girls, the contingent's commander has said while terming women as "agents of change".
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India To Depute Over 100 Fresh Troops Under UN Flag In Africa
India has committed to deploy a fresh contingent of over 100 paramilitary troops for rendering special police combat and security duties under the United Nations (UN) flag in the African nation of Liberia.
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Donors Pledge $3.4 Billion for Ebola Recovery
International donors pledged $3.4 billion in new funds Friday to help Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in their final push to stamp out Ebola and get on the road to recovery.
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New Liberia Ebola Case 'Genetically Similar' to First Outbreak: WHO
Tests on the first Ebola case in Liberia after a three month span when the West African country was declared Ebola-free are genetically similar to a 2014 outbreak, the UN health agency said Friday.
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Ebola-Hit Countries Seek Billions for Recovery at UN
The presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone come to the United Nations today hoping to raise $3.2 billion to put their countries firmly on course for recovery from Ebola.
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Experts Call for Immediate WHO Reform After Ebola Exposes Failings
Experts called today for urgent, root-and-branch changes to the World Health Organization after an inadequate response to West Africa's vast and deadly Ebola outbreak.
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Ebola-Stricken Nations Need $700 Million to Rebuild Healthcare
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone need a further $696 million in donor funding to rebuild their battered health services over the next two years in the wake of the deadly Ebola epidemic, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Monday.
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United Nations Peacekeepers Commonly Pay for Sex: UN study
United Nations peacekeepers commonly pay for sex with cash, dresses, jewellery, perfume, cell phones and other items, despite a ban on such relationships with people the world body is trying to help, a draft UN report concluded.
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Guinea Unrest Hampering Ebola Response: United Nations
The head of the UN mission on Ebola in Guinea on Monday said violence in the west of the country "jeopardised" the fight against the deadly virus.
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Nearly 30 Nations Have Dangerously Weak Health Systems: WHO
About 30 countries have health systems that are as dangerously weak as the ones that allowed Ebola to ravage Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the World Health Organization warned Thursday.
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WHO Chief Announces Shake-Up of Organisation After Ebola Shock
The World Health Organization will dramatically reform its emergency response operations this year, its chief said today, after the UN agency faced blistering criticism for its slow Ebola response.
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WHO Declares Liberia Ebola-Free
The UN health agency on Saturday declared Liberia Ebola-free, hailing the "monumental" achievement in the west African country where the virus has killed more than 4,700 people.
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WHO Draws up Plan to Eradicate Ebola
The World Health Organization on Tuesday unveiled a plan to eradicate the deadly Ebola virus, aiming to identify and isolate the dwindling number of new cases by the end of May.
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More Than 26,000 Have Been Infected With Ebola: WHO
More than 26,000 people have been infected with Ebola since the outbreak began and more than 10,800 have died, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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30 New Ebola Cases, Lowest Weekly Figure in Nearly a Year: WHO
Thirty confirmed cases of Ebola were reported in West Africa in the past week, the smallest number in nearly a year of the worst ever outbreak of the deadly fever, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
