2008-10-03
Ban Voices Concern Over Instability Ahead of Elections
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the volatile security and political atmosphere in Guinea-Bissau, where crucial elections are slated to take place next month, in his latest report to the Security Council on the West African country.2008-09-26
Continent's Leaders Speak Out on Food, Fuel
The soaring cost of fuel and basic foods over the past year has left many countries in sub-Saharan Africa unable to adequately fund critical activities, such as health care and the provision of safe drinking water, their leaders told the General Assembly's annual high-level debate today. 2008-09-26
UN Agencies Maintain Fight Against Deadly Cholera Outbreak
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) continue to help authorities in Guinea-Bissau combat an outbreak of cholera that has claimed at least 133 lives since May and forced thousands of others to be hospitalized. 2008-09-23
Street Children at Risk of Exploitation
The Senegalese capital, Dakar, is filled with street children from villages in Guinea Bissau. 2008-09-18
Cholera Epidemic Out of Control
With 6,461 cholera cases and 122 deaths, experts say the cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau is out of control. |
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