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UN News interviews a wide range of people from senior news-making officials at Headquarters in New York, to advocates and beneficiaries from across the world who have a stake in helping the UN go about its often life-saving work in the field.
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This flagship podcast series from UN News takes its name from the words that correspondents at UN Headquarters in New York hear each night, at the end of the working day. We highlight the in-depth human stories behind the UN’s work and the way that it touches and impacts ordinary lives around the world. During UN High-Level week UN News is releasing a daily podcast mini-series, designed to make sense of what’s going on at our New York HQ. Each episode of Focus on the Future will have a main ...
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Iran-Israel crisis: concerns over political prisoners in Tehran's Evin prisonGaza: At least 410 Palestinians killed by IDF at private aid hubs2.5 million refugees need resettlement, says UNHCRBy Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina nayomulika mabaharia wanawake, ambapo tunamsikia mmoja wao, Mary Jane Siy Chuan, Fundi wa Umeme melini, akisema, “ninapoingia melini, wafanyakazi wengine wanahoji kama vile, kwa nini kuna mwanamke baharini.”Kukiwa na dalili za kuwa sitisho la mapigano kati ya Iran na Israel linaanza kushika mizizi, mkuu wa…
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Why the UN80 initiative matters for multilateralism: A conversation with UN Policy chief Guy Ryder
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14:45As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary, the Organization is undertaking a wide-ranging reform effort aimed at strengthening how it delivers for people around the world. The UN80 Initiative seeks to make the UN more nimble, efficient and responsive — at a time when global needs are rising and trust in multilateral institutions is being tes…
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Iran-Israel crisis: Nuclear watchdog chief urges access to damaged sitesRisk of genocide in Sudan still very high, warns top UN official tells HR CouncilDR Congo crisis must not be forgotten, insists OCHA chiefBy Daniel Johnson, UN News
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TANLAP Tanzania tunahamasisha wanawake wengi kushiriki kwenye uchaguzi ili washiriki kuamua mambo yanayowahusu - Christina Kamili Ruhinda
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3:13Katika mahojiano haya, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Mtandao wa Mashirika yanayotoa huduma ya msaada wa kisheria nchini Tanzania, TANLAP, Christina Kamili Ruhinda alipozungumza na Anold Kayanda wa Idhaa hii kandoni mwa Mkutano wa Kamisheni ya hali ya wanawake duniani CSW69 uliofanyika mapema mwaka huu hapa New York, Marekani, anaeleza wanavyotekeleza mpan…
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Muziki waunganisha jamii zilizogawanyika Malakal nchini Sudan Kusini
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2:05Katika juhudi za kuimarisha mshikamano na kurejesha matumaini miongoni mwa jamii zilizotengana kwa migogoro, ujumbe wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa kulinda amani nchini Sudan Kusini, UNMISS, kwa kushirikiana na shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Elimu, Sayansi na Utamaduni, UNESCO, hivi karibuni waliandaa tamasha maalum la muziki katika mji wa Malakal, jimbo la…
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Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia mashambulizi ya anga yaliyofanywa na Marekani dhidi ya vituo vya nyuklia vya Iran, na juhudi za kurejesha matumaini miongoni mwa jamii zilizotengana kwa migogoro Sudan Kusini. Makala tunakwenda nchini Tanzania na mashinani nchini Kenya.Hali ya taharuki yaendelea kushuhudiwa Mashariki ya Kati kufuatia mashambulizi ya ang…
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Baada ya Marekani kushambulia vito vya nyuklia vya Iran, IAEA yataka fursa kutathimini uharibifu
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1:56Hali ya taharuki yaendelea kushuhudiwa Mashariki ya Kati kufuatia mashambulizi ya anga yaliyofanywa na Marekani dhidi ya vituo vya nyuklia vya Iran mwishoni mwa wiki. Mkuu wa Shirika la Kimataifa la Nishati ya Atomiki IAEA, Rafael Grossi, leo ametoa wito wa dharura wa shirika hilo kuruhusiwa kufika kwenye maeneo hayo yaliyoharibiwa, ili kutathmini …
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As democratic space shrinks, misogynistic content surges on social media
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12:32With over 5.5 billion people online - nearly all of them active on social media - digital platforms have become the main arena for public debate. But a steady rise in misogynistic content online is fuelling a toxic environment that not only silences women and girls but also reinforces harmful gender norms, the UN Agency for gender equality, UN Wome…
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Iran-Israel crisis: Diplomatic push for peace shifts up a gearGazans are dying from lack of food and medicine: UNICEFWHO warns of a health financing emergencyBy Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Afghan refugee journalist highlights severe restrictions on women’s rights
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6:53Women’s rights in Afghanistan have taken a hard hit since the Taliban returned to power nearly four years ago. The country now has the second largest gender gap in the world, according to UN Women’s 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, which shows a 76 per cent disparity between women and men when it comes to health, education, financial inclusion and de…
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Burundi yamwezesha mkimbizi fundi seremala kutoka DRC kuendeleza stadi yake na kujipatia kipato
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3:21Burundi inaonesha kwa vitendo mshikamano na wakimbizi kwa kuwapa fursa ya kupata elimu, huduma za afya, ajira na huduma nyingine za kitaifa, na hivyo kuwasaidia kuchangia katika jamii wanamoishi. Miongoni mwa wakimbizi hao ni Amani Lukoo Elie kutoka Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, DRC akiambana na mke wake na watoto 5 wamesaka hifadhi kusini-magh…
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UN: Mshikamano na wakimbizi uwe kwa vitendo na si maneno matupu
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1:45Leo ni Siku ya Wakimbizi Duniani, mwaka huu ikibeba maudhui “Mshinamano na wakimbizi” na Umoja wa Mataifa umetaka mshikamano huo kwa vitendo wakati idadi ya watu wanaolazimika kufungasha virago na kukimbia makayo yao ikifikia kiwango cha kihistoria. Flora Nducha na taarifa zaidiBy Flora Nducha
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Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia siku ya Wakimbizi Duniani, mwaka huu ikibeba maudhui “Mshinamano na wakimbizi”, tukisikia ujumbe wa Umoja wa Mataifa na kazi wanazozifanya kuinua Maisha ya wakimbizi, na pia tunakuletea sauti za wakimbizi kutoka DRC, Burundi, Ethiopia na Sudan Kusini.Leo ni Siku ya Wakimbizi Duniani, mwaka huu ikibeba maudhui “Mshinaman…
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Wakimbizi kutoka Sudan Kusini wanapatiwa msaada na WFP mpakani mwa Ethiopia
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2:04Katika eneo la Mata, karibu na mpaka wa Ethiopia na Sudan Kusini, ambakomaelfu ya wakimbizi kutoka Sudan Kusini wanapokea msaada wa dharura kupitia juhudi za Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Chakula Duniani, WFP. unaolenga kuwalinda baada ya kukimbia mapigano makali nchini mwao. Nyibol Chueny Puok, mama wa watoto 4 ni miongoni mwao. Sharon …
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Nobody wants to give up on financing sustainable development, top official says
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8:26“Sevilla is a moment in time. It is really the beginning, not the end of the process,” says one of the senior UN officials helping Member States navigate high-stakes negotiations ahead of a landmark conference on sustainable development in Spain later this month. Shari Spiegel is Director of Financing for Sustainable Development at the UN Departmen…
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Sudan: sexual violence, abductions, and escalating risks for women and girls
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11:03Since civil war erupted in April 2023 in Sudan, vast areas of the country have been devastated, fuelling the world’s largest displacement crisis. Over 12 million people have been forced on the run – mostly women and children. Amid this deepening emergency, women-led organizations remain on the frontlines, continuing to deliver life-saving support. …
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Gaza: As last fuel supplies run out, aid teams warn of catastropheUNHCR gravely alarmed at Iran-Israel escalationGlobal investment fell 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion in 2024: UNCTADBy Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Katika kujifunza lugha ya Kiswahili hii leo Dkt. Mwanahija Ali Juma, Katibu Mtendaji wa Baraza la Kiswahili, Zanzibar nchini Tanzania, BAKIZA anafafanua maana ya neno "KIHORO!"By Dkt. Mwanahija Ali Juma
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Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina, ikiwa kesho tarehe 20 mwezi Juni ni siku ya kimataifa ya wakimbizi maudhui yakiwa Mshikamano na Wakimbizi, tunakupeleka kwenye kambi ya wakimbizi ya Kakuma iliyoko kaunti ya Turkana, kaskazini-magharibi mwa Kenya.Uwekezaji wa moja kwa moja kutoka nje FDI umeshuka kwa mwaka wa pili mfululizo, ukihatarisha …
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Sudan: ‘I survived rape, but I do not know how to survive life after it’
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14:07Over two years after civil war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their former allies-turned rival militia, the RSF, Sudan is now the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with nearly 13 million displaced. Rape used as a weapon of war, together with other sexual violence, has disproportionately shattered the lives of women and girls…
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Guterres: Tuepushe kauli za chuki kwenye ujumbe chanya
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1:53Leo Juni 18 ni siku ya kimataifa ya kupambana na kauli za chuki ambapo Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa António Guterres ametumia ujumbe wake kwa siku hii kutoa onyo kuhusu hatari zinazoongezeka za chuki mtandaoni, hasa zikichochewa na akili mnemba au (AI) na na majukwaa ya kidijitali. Flora Nducha na taarifa zaidi.…
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Ujumuishaji wazazi wa kiume kwenye malezi ya watoto waleta manufaa kwa jamii
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2:12Katika Kaunti ya Kilifi, iliyoko pwani ya Kenya barani Afrika, Mpango wa Kuboresha Lishe kwa kupatia jamii Fedha na Elimu ya Afya (NICHE) unasaidia kuwaelimisha wazazi kuhusu umuhimu wa baba na mama kulea watoto wao kwa pamoja, mradi unaotekelezwa na shirika la Umoja wa MAtaifa la kuhudumia watoto, UNICEF. Assumpta Massoi anamulika moja ya familia …
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Iran-Israel crisis: UN rights office issues appeal for urgent de-escalationNearly one in two Yemenis facing acute hungerGlobal support for refugees holding firmBy Anna O’Donnell, UN News
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Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia ujumbe wa Katibu Mkuu Guterres, wa siku ya kimataifa ya kupambana na kauli za chuki na mradi wa lishe bora kwa watoto huko Kilifi Kenya. Makala tunakwenda nchini Rwanda na mashinani nchini Ghana, kulikoni?Leo Juni 18 ni siku ya kimataifa ya kupambana na kauli za chuki ambapo Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa António Guter…
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Mafanikio ya Mradi wa ACP MEAs 3 Rwanda katika kuboresha kilimo endelevu
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3:40Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la chakula na kilimo FAO, kwa kushirikiana na Serikali ya Rwanda, linaendelea kujenga uwezo wa kitaifa katika kuhimiza matumizi ya mbinu rafiki kwa mazingira katika kilimo pamoja na usimamizi salama wa viuatilifu. Hili linafanyika kupitia utekelezaji wa awamu ya tatu ya mradi wa ACP MEAs 3 unaofadhiliwa na Muungano wa Ul…
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Gaza health system close to disaster: WHOUkrainians suffer another night of heavy Russian bombingAfghanistan and Yemen are worst in world for gender, says UN WomenBy Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar imetunga sera jumuishi zinazotetea haki za watu wenye ulemavu - Abeida Rashid Abdallah
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6:27Mahojiano hayo leo inamulika juhuddi za Serikali ya Mapinzudi ya Zanzibar katika kuwajumuisha watu wenye ulemavu kwenye masuala mbalimbali katika jamii, Abeida Rashid Abdallah Katibu Mkuu Wizara ya Maendeleo ya jamii, jinsia wazee na watoto ya kisiwani humo hivi karibununi akiwa kwenye Makao Makuu ya Umoja wa Mataifa kushiriki mkutano wa 69 wa kami…
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Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina inayomulika juhuddi za Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar katika kuwajumuisha watu wenye ulemavu kwenye masuala mbalimbali katika jamii, tukipata ujumbe wa Abeida Rashid Abdallah Katibu Mkuu Wizara ya Maendeleo ya jamii, jinsia wazee na watoto ya kisiwani humo amabye hivi karibuni alihudhuria mkutano wa CSW…
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What does climate change look like through a child’s eyes? From Nepal’s melting glaciers to the Maldives’ rising seas, the impacts are vastly different. With more at stake in the future than older generations, young people around the world are taking notice – be it protecting medicinal plants in remote mountain villages, or speaking on global stage…
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UN nuclear watchdog stands ready amid Iran-Israel crisisUNRWA chief appeals for peace in Gaza and the regionHumanitarian aid appeal slashed due to ‘brutal funding cuts’By Dianne Penn, UN News
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Akili mnemba na watu wenye ulemavu ni moja ya ajenda za COSP18 tutakazozingatia Tazania: Mpanju
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2:51Mkutano wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa 18 COSP18 wa mkataba wa watu wenye ulemavu CRPD, uliokunja jamvi mwishoni mwa wiki kwenye Makao Mkuu ya Umoja wa Mataifa ulijadili ajenda mbalimbali za kuhakikisha watu wenye ulemavu wanajumuisha, kushirikishwa na kutoachwa nyumba. Amon Anastaz Mpanju Naibu Katibu Mkuu wizara ya Maendeleo ya jamii, jinsia, wanawake na…
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FAO/WFP: Nchi 13 katika ongezeko la njaa, 5 kati ya hizo wanakabiliwa na njaa kali zaidi
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1:56Ripoti mpya ya pamoja ya Umoja wa Mataifa inaonya kuwa watu katika nchi 5 kati ya nchi 13 zenye njaa kali duniani wako kwenye hatari kubwa ya kukumbwa na njaa kali, vifo na maafa ikiwa msaada wa kibinadamu hautatolewa haraka na juhudi za kimataifa hazitaelekezwa kukomesha migogoro, kupunguza ufurushwaji na kuongeza msaada wa haraka kwa kiwango kiku…
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Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia baa la njaa katika nchi 13 duniania amabzo hakuna uhakika wa chakula, na hali ya kibinadamu kwa wakimbizi wa DRC. Makala tunasalia hapa makao makuu na mashinani tunakwenda nchini Nepal, kulikoni?Ripoti mpya ya pamoja ya Umoja wa Mataifa iliyotolewa leo jijini Roma, Italia inatahadharisha kuwa watu katika nchi 5 kati ya …
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UNDP yaomba msaada kusaidia wakimbizi wa ndani kujikwamua mashariki mwa DRC
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1:58Huko jimboni Kivu Kaskazini, Mashariki mwa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, DRC, juhudi za kidiplomasia zinaendelea kumaliza mapigano, huko nalo shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Maendeleo, UNDP likitoa wito wa msaada kwa watu waliofurushwa makwao kutokana na mashambulizi ya waasi wa M23, msaada ambao utawasaidia kujenga upya maisha yao na …
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Time to ‘change the tide’ in the Caribbean says regional climate expert
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8:54Small island States are among the most vulnerable communities facing rising sea levels and marine degradation – but this invaluable firsthand experience puts them in a powerful leadership position to shape inclusive, effective ocean policies. Safiya Sawney, Grenada’s Special Envoy and Ambassador for Climate, has been at this week’s UN Ocean Confere…
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Israel-Iran crisis: UN chief urges calm after overnight strikesVictims of DRC violence start to rebuild shattered lives and livelihoodsEastern Chad ‘reaching a breaking point’ as Sudan war refugees continue to arriveBy Daniel Johnson, UN News
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The vulnerable and forgotten: trafficked persons with disabilities
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7:35Persons with disabilities living in institutions face a heightened risk of being trafficked as their reliance on others for daily support can be manipulated; that’s according to an expert in disability rights speaking at the United Nations. Eric Rosenthal leads Disability Rights International. He told a side event at COSP, the UN’s largest annual m…
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Hopeful Syrians head home to an uncertain future
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15:07Since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, 1.9 million Syrian refugees have headed home to Syria. After 14 years of civil war, much of the country is in ruins, while over 90 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line. Yet, Syrian refugees are not losing hope: UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has found that more than 80 per cent of t…
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Katika Jarida la Umoja wa Mataifa leo Flora Nducha anakuleteaUmoja wa Mataifa walaani vikali mashambulizi ya Israel dhidi ya vinu vya nyuklia Jamhuri ya IranHuko Ituri Mashariki mwa DRC walinda amani wa Mpango wa Umoja wa Mataifa MONUSCO watoa huduma za afya kwa wananchiLeo ni siku ya kimataifa ya kuelimisha umma kuhusu watu wenye Ualibino katika m…
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Umoja wa Mataifa umefanya vema kuangazia saratani ya ngozi kwa wenye ualbino - Khadija Shaaban Taya (Keisha)
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3:26Leo Ikiwa ni Siku ya Kimataifa ya Kuelimisha umma kuhusu Ualbino, Anold Kayanda wa idhaa hii anazungumza na Khadija Shaaban Taya almaarufu Keisha, Mbunge katika Bunge la Tanzania alipohudhuria mkutano wa mkataba wa watu wenye ulemavu uliofanyika wiki hii hapa katika makao makuu ya Umoja wa Mataifa jijini New York Marekani. Keisha anaanza kwa kuelez…
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Pamoja na ulinzi wa raia, walinda amani wa UN Ituri waendesha kampeni ya afya..
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1:48Huko jimboni Ituri, Mashariki mwa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, DRC, walinda amani wa Umoja wa Mataifa kutoka Bangladesh wameendesha kampeni ya afya na kusaidia wakimbizi wa ndani kupata matibabu katika eneo hilo lililogubikwa na mashambulizi ya mara kwa mara kutoka kwa waasi. Assumpta Massoi anasimulia zaidi.…
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