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Fallen Malawian Soldier to be Honoured with UN Peacekeeping’s Highest Award

“The remarkable actions of Private Chitete helped protect many lives, both civilian and military” said Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix

On Friday, 24 May, Secretary-General António Guterres will award the “Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage” to the late Private Chancy Chitete of Malawi during the International Day of UN Peacekeepers commemorations at UN Headquarters in New York. The Diagne Medal, established in 2014 “to recognize uniformed and civilian personnel who…

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Applications to 2019 Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship now open (deadline 15 April)

The Fellowship is open to full-time journalists between the ages of 22 and 35 from countries with developing and transitioning economies

The Department of Global Communications (DGC) is accepting applications for the 2019 Reham Al-Farra (RAF) Memorial Journalism Fellowship, which will be held at UN Headquarters in New York from 15 September to 5 October 2019. The Fellowship will bring a select group of young journalists from around the world to…

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Press Conference with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

He will also meet with the Government of Tanzania to convey UNHCR’s appreciation for their longstanding generosity towards those fleeing conflict and persecution

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, would like to invite the media for a press conference on Friday 8th February to hear from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi, at the conclusion of his four- day visit to Tanzania. From 5th- 8th February, the High Commissioner will spend time with Congolese and…