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World Bank urges action to break generation-to-generation cycle of poverty

18 Octobre 2017

Washington, US, October 18 (Infosplusgabon) - The social status of one’s parents is as influential today as it was 50 years ago in determining a person’s future, according to early findings from an upcoming World Bank report, ‘Fair Progress? Educational Mobility Around the World’.

Smugglers holding refugees, migrants in deplorable conditions in Libya - UN agencies

17 Octobre 2017

Geneva, Switzerland, October 17 (Infosplusgabon) - After weeks of conflict in western Libya, United Nations agencies have been working around the clock to meet the urgent needs of the more than 14,000 refugees and migrants who had been held captive in numerous locations in the coastal city of Sabratha – approximately 80 kilometres west of Tripoli.

UN report outlines path towards closing gender gap, realizing reproductive health rights

17 Octobre 2017

New York, USA, October 17 (Infosplusgabon) - Vast inequalities threaten economies, communities and nations, trapping people in a cycle of poverty and marginalization, the United Nations said on Tuesday in a new report that outlines 10 actions countries can take on the path towards equality.

South Sudan's leaders must pull country back from 'impending abyss,' UN peacekeeping chief

17 Octobre 2017

New York, USA, October 17 (Infosplusgabon) - Amid worsening security and the dire humanitarian and human rights situation in South Sudan, the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations on Tuesday called on the international community to demand that the country's leadership act in a manner that is expected of them.

Ministers seek ways to make African borders seamless

17 Octobre 2017

Kigali, Rwanda, October 17 (Infosplusgabon) - Implementation of free movement of persons in Africa is one of the flagship projects of Agenda 2063 of the African Union (AU) but some countries are unwilling to embark on this initiative due to internal security concerns, a senior official of the continental organisation remarked here on Tuesday.