UN pledges to ‘remain engaged and committed’ amid Niger coup

UN pledges to ‘remain engaged and committed’ amid Niger coup

Nicole Kouassi, UN Acting Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, was speaking from the capital, Niamey, just hours after the general whose troops seized the democratically elected president, declared that he was assuming control of the country. On behalf of UN agencies on the ground, she echoed the Secretary-General’s condemnation of Wednesday’s coup against President Mohamed…

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Why do you put a dot?  A 16-year-old student committed suicide after being slapped by a teacher

Why do you put a dot? A 16-year-old student committed suicide after being slapped by a teacher

In India, the school administration banned female students from coming; Photo: File New Delhi: In the Indian state of Jharkhand, a 16-year-old student of class 10 was slapped by her teacher, on which the student committed suicide. According to the international news agency, 16-year-old student Usha Kumari committed suicide by hanging herself from the fan…

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A mother committed suicide along with her two children after losing lakhs of rupees in an online game

A mother committed suicide along with her two children after losing lakhs of rupees in an online game

A tragic incident took place in the Indian state of Telangana where a mother committed suicide along with her two young children. According to local media reports, the incident took place in Chot Opal, a suburb of Hyderabad city. The woman was married to 28-year-old Rajeshwari, while her children were aged between 2 and 5…

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Dam disaster: UN ‘committed to reaching all Ukrainians in need’, says top aid official

Dam disaster: UN ‘committed to reaching all Ukrainians in need’, says top aid official

Denise Brown, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, offered reassurance to Dmytro Kuleba that UN agencies and other humanitarian partners have been delivering water, food and cash to those displaced or suffering the impact of the dam breach, and collapse of the crucial hydroelectric plant in the southeast region near the city of Kherson. Expanding support “Plans are now…

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