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World Bank injects $100m into troubled northern Mozambique An agreement for the funding - part of a three-year $700-million project - was signed by the government and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) which oversees the project. People wait for their relatives and friends to arrive in Pemba on 1 April 2021, from the boat of evacuees from the coasts of Palma. More than 1,000 people evacua...

Ali Makram Ghareeb/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The World Bank has granted northern Mozambique $100 million. This comes after the area saw violence after being overrun by insurgents. The funding is part of a three-year project signed by the countrys government and the UN. The World Bank on Wednesday granted $100 million for an emergency recovery project in northern Mozambique, where hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by a jihadist insurgency. An agreement for the funding - p...

Maeva Bethan Vaai, Liaison Officer for the World Bank in Samoa Ms. Maeva Betham Vaai joined the World Bank in 2009 as the first Liaison Officer for the Joint World Bank Group and Asian Development Bank Liaison Office established in Samoa. By 2016, she became solely responsible for the World Bank Group. In this Q&A, Ms. Betham Vaai shares what it was like growing up in Samoa, how the Bank’s presence has grown in the country and her vision for Samoa’s future.      What was your childhoo...

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UN Seeks $29.2 Million for Caribbean Island Sacked by Volcanic Eruptions   UN Seeks $29.2 Million for Caribbean Island Sacked by Volcanic Eruptions   United Nations has launched a $29.2 million global funding appeal to aid citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines affected by the major eruptions spewing from La Soufrière volcano, pledging to remain a “steadfast partner”. Volcanic eruptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, affected around 30,000 people, and left t...

ITU As the leader of a key technology team at the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), I belong proudly to the group of women globally who hold some form of tech industry job. My job involves leading an UNOPS team of cloud computing and other information technology experts in the UNGSC Infrastructure Operations Section, providing vital support services to UN Headquarters and various UN agencies, peacekeeping missions, funds, and programmes. To help my organization to reach gender...

Ukraine joins Executive Council of UN Women for 2022-2024 3 min read The United Nations Economic and Social Council elected Ukraine to the Executive Council of UN Women for 2022-2024, and also re-elected for a three-year term to the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the press service of Ukraines Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Tuesday. "The election of ...

on social media The United Nations Economic and Social Council elected Ukraine to the Executive Council of UN Women for 2022-2024, and also re-elected for a three-year term to the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the press service of Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Tuesday. “The election of Ukraine to the governing body of UN Women wa...

UN launches $29 million appeal to support stricken island of Saint Vincent April 21, 2021 An aerial view in the red zone impacted by the La Soufrière volcano eruption in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. — courtesy UN Barbados OECS/ Bajanpro NEW YORK — The UN launched a $29.2 million global funding appeal on Monday to aid citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines affected by the major eruptions spewing from La Soufrière volcano, pledging to...

Liberia: Ruling into Long-standing Land Dispute Sparks Anger and Destruction in Nimba Liberia: Ruling into Long-standing Land Dispute Sparks Anger and Destruction in Nimba Share Ganta, Nimba County – A one-day demonstration fueled by some angry residents over the burning of a warehouse Tuesday paralyzed the commercial city of Ganta in Nimba County. The city wore a deserted look with vehicles staying off the roads, government offices, banks and schools remained closed while business establishm...