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The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response efforts. OCHA s mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions.
This job opening announcement involves internship opportunities with OCHA Intergovernmental Policy Section (IGPS) in New York, United States. The intern will be under the general guidance and direct supervision of the Chief and Humanitarian Affairs Officers of IGPS. The internship is being offered for a
Your FuturEU: KSU Launches Campaign To Encourage Debate On Key Topics Affecting Students
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The Kunsill Studenti Universitarji (KSU) have launched a campaign aiming to tackle numerous key issues faced by students on campus in Malta. These include namely drug use, gender equality and mental health.
Running from January to June 2021, the campaign acts as an umbrella campaign for these three other sub-campaigns; ‘Beyond the Influence: A Drug Use Awareness Campaign’, ‘The Future is Equal: A Gender Equality Campaign’ and ‘Mind Your Health: A Mental Health Campaign’.
Funded by the European Union, each sub-campaign will boast debates, panel discussions, Q&A sessions, workshops and many more awareness-raising initiatives.
By 151 Votes in Favour to 2 Against, with 1 Abstention, Fifth Committee Approves $3.21 Billion Budget for 2021, Concluding Main Part of Seventy-Fifth Session
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United States Speaker Says Funds Would Support Event Perpetuating Anti-Semitism, Delegates also Argue Over Outlays for Mechanism Investigating Serious Crimes in Syria
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) wrapped up the main part of its seventy-fifth session on Wednesday by approving resources of $3.21 billion for the 2021 regular budget, the Organization s second annual budget in nearly 50 years. After the United States representative s request for a recorded vote, the budget was approved with 151 delegates voting in favour, the United States and Israel voting against, and one abstention by Sudan.
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If your newspaper is buried under a mountain of snow, you can read our e-edition for free on Wednesday and Thursday. Access the e-edition at https://desmoinesregister-ia.newsmemory.com.
Live updates on the winter storm that marched through Io:
7:50 a.m. Wednesday: Tuesday s storm likely makes this month the tenth-snowiest December in Des Moines history, according to preliminary data and historical records from the National Weather Service.
The 9.6 inches of snow that fell in Des Moines on Tuesday stretched the preliminary running total for this month to 17.1 inches. That narrowly bests the 17 inches that fell in the capital city in December 1888, which previously ranked tenth.
Tuesday s storm dropped nearly 10 inches of snow on Des Moines; NWS monitoring Friday storm Sarah Kay LeBlanc, Amber Mohmand, Andrea May Sahouri and Shelby Fleig, Des Moines Register
If your newspaper is buried under a mountain of snow, you can read our e-edition for free on Wednesday and Thursday. Access the e-edition at https://desmoinesregister-ia.newsmemory.com.
Live updates on the winter storm that marched through Io:
7:50 a.m. Wednesday: Tuesday s storm likely makes this month the tenth-snowiest December in Des Moines history, according to preliminary data and historical records from the National Weather Service.
The 9.6 inches of snow that fell in Des Moines on Tuesday stretched the preliminary running total for this month to 17.1 inches. That narrowly bests the 17 inches that fell in the capital city in December 1888, which previously ranked tenth.