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UNESCO and Italy to create task force for cultural heritage conservation in crises – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) plans to sign an agreement with the Government of Italy tomorrow to establish a task force of experts focusing on the conservation of cultural heritage affected by crises around the world.

A Task Force for cultural heritage conservation in crises

World’s most vulnerable must benefit from promise and ideals of UN Charter – Ban  –  Although important steps were taken over the past year to uphold the values and advance the vision set out in the United Nations Charter, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today that bringing the promise of the Organization’s founding document to the most vulnerable must continue to be the goal of its Member States.

UN Charter must benefit World’s most vulnerable

Zika: UN health agency launches global response strategy; Member States briefed on outbreak

Zika: UN health agency launches global response strategy

UNICEF: Malnutrition mounts in eastern and southern Africa as El Niño takes hold

El Niño: Malnutrition mounts in eastern and southern Africa

Drought worsens food crisis – UN Agency – The UN children’s agency, Unicef, says nearly one million people are suffering from severe hunger due to a devastating drought in East and southern Africa.

Drought worsens food crisis – UN Agency

Guinea-Bissau’s political stalemate taking toll on development – UN envoy

Guinea-Bissau’s political stalemate affects development

The months and years ahead shall pose growing challenges for the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU). Though vast differences exist in geography, economy, and governance, there is much the AU can stand to learn from the EU – both in achievement and shortcomings – as it progresses into an uncertain future with its already certain 2016 and beyond shall pose some significant challenges to AU in its 15th year of existence since establishment in 2001.

The African Union and European Union: shared lessons but separate destinies Part I: Political process

OECD: Urgent action needed to boost flagging global growth – BBC News,18th February,2016 – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is calling for urgent action by world leaders to tackle slowing growth.