UN and Brazil launch initiative to combat hunger among school children

6 November 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned today's attack on a United Nations-African Union patrol in Sudan's Darfur region that led to the death of one peacekeeper and the wounding of two others. The attack on the joint UN-AU peacekeeping force (UNAMID) took place near Nyala, the capital of South Darfur. It comes less than one month after three peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in North Darfur. Mr. Ban, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, extended his heartfel .... [More]

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