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- Ruling Party Candidate Declares Victory in Mauritania
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Ruling Party Candidate Declares Victory in Mauritania
June 23, 2019NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritania's ruling party candidate Mohammed Ould Ghazouani has won an absolute majority of votes in the country's presidential election, the electoral commission said Sunday.
UPR candidate and former defense minister Ghazouani, 62, won 51.1 percent of the vote, …
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UN Agencies Urge Italy to Let Migrants Get off Rescue Boat
June 21, 2019The U.N. migration and refugee agencies on Friday urged Italy's government to let 43 migrants from Libya disembark from a boat that had rescued them in the Mediterranean Sea.
Rome hasn't let the migrants off the Sea Watch 3 onto …
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Secretary-General Appoints Yacoub el Hillo of Sudan Deputy Special Representative for Libya
June 21, 2019United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced today the appointment of Yacoub el Hillo of Sudan as his Deputy Special Representative in Libya, where he will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator.
He succeeds Maria do Valle …
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Italy Sea Arrivals Dashboard (May 2019)
June 20, 2019Overview
Between 1 January and 31 May 2019, 1,561 refugees and migrants arrived in Italy by sea, compared to 13,430 in the same period last year. In May 2019, 782 individuals reached Italian shores. This is considerably higher than monthly …
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Senior Political, Humanitarian Officials Warn of ‘Unimaginable’ Consequences in North-West Syria Unless Critical Players Exert Pressure on Belligerents
June 19, 2019Senior United Nations officials sounded alarms in the Security Council today over increased fighting in north-west Syria among parties trying to advance their military interests, pointing to unimaginable consequences if critical players do not exert the political will needed to …
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EU welcomes Al sarraj Initiative to Address Libyan Crisis
June 17, 2019Brussels- The EU has welcomed the Initiative of the President of Presidency Council, Fayez Al sarraj to Address the Libyan Crisis. EU statement said the EU has for long supported any constructive initiative to drive the political process in Libya …
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UNSMIL welcomes Al Sarraj Initiative
June 17, 2019Tripoli- UNSMIL has welcomed the initiative of President of the Presidency Council, Fayez Al sarraj which he announced Sunday to address the Libyan crisis. Commenting on Al sarraj initiative, on its Facebook account, UNSMIL said' it is constructive to drive …
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Cyrenaica Board supports Al Sarraj initiative and calls on all to support it
June 17, 2019Tripoli- Cyrenaica Board expressed full and unlimited support to the initiative of President of Presidency Council on Libyan crisis in Libya and head towards national gathering and parliamentary elections, according to media sources quoting the Cyrenaica Board. Al Sarraj proposed …
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