With UN support, surgeon Denis Mukwege and Panzi Hospital aid rape survivors in Guinea
Feb 09, 2017, at 01:16 pm
New York, Feb 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations office working to end conflict-related sexual violence helped to bring world-renowned surgeon Denis Mukwege and a team from his Panzi Hospital to Conakry, Guinea, to provide medical and psychological treatment for 30 of the women and girls raped in politically-motivated violence in 2009, it was announced on Wednesday.
Ebola: UN health agency reports new case in Liberia, as experimental vaccine used in Guinea
Apr 02, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Apr 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Lab results confirmed a new case of the Ebola virus in Liberia, the United Nations health agency on Friday announced, while an experimental vaccine against the virus is being used in parts of Guinea to contain the latest flare-up of the virus in that country.
Ban welcomes ministerial meeting on dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
Jan 22, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, Jan 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General on Thursday welcomed the holding of a trilateral ministerial meeting on the dispute between Equatorial Guinea and the Gabonese Republic.
Jan 17, 2016, at 02:42 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS) Welcoming positive political developments in West Africa, in particular the holding of peaceful elections in Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Cote-d'Ivoire, members of the UN Security Council stressed the importance of the upcoming elections in Niger, Benin, Cabo Verde, Ghana and The Gambia to be "free, fair, peaceful, inclusive and credible."
UN declares end to Ebola in Guinea; all three host countries free
Dec 30, 2015, at 02:26 pm
New York, Dec 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations health agency on Tuesday declared the end of Ebola virus transmission in Guinea, where the epidemic began two years ago before spreading to neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone and, ultimately by land and air travel to seven other countries, killing over 11,300 people.
UN agency expands meals programme to more than 1,600 schools across Guinea
Nov 11, 2015, at 02:23 pm
New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than 240,000 children will receive daily hot meals in school this academic year in Guinea, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which is expanding its school meals programme from 735 to 1,605 primary schools across the country.
As Guinea awaits election results, Ban urges all political leaders to maintain peace
Oct 13, 2015, at 02:10 pm
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): After weekend polls in Guinea, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday encouraged all political leaders and national stakeholders to maintain the peaceful atmosphere that prevailed on election day and to refrain from any statements that may lead to violence or unrest.
UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict wraps up official visit to Guinea
Sep 23, 2015, at 03:03 pm
New York, Sept 23 (IBNS) The United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has wrapped up an official visit to Guinea, where her Office has been supporting an investigation into events that took place in 2009 at a stadium in the capital, Conakry, where more than 100 people were killed and at least 100 women were raped during an opposition demonstration.
Security Council calls on Guinea-Bissau’s leadership to resume dialogue
Aug 13, 2015, at 01:56 pm
New York, Aug 13 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday called on all of Guinea-Bissau’s political leadership to resume dialogue in order to work together in the governance of the country as it emerges from previous periods of instability.