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Head of UN Development Programme in Mogadishu Shot Dead
On Sunday gunmen killed the head of the UN Development Programme in the Somali capital, a UN official said, the latest fatality in a string of attacks on aid workers in the lawless country. Osman Ali Ahmed was shot at close-range as he left a mosque in southern Mogadishu’s Bulohube district, and later died while [...]
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Armadillo in Afghanistan
Armadillo delivered training courses in humanitarian safety and security in Kabul in June 2008, with over 40 participants from 12 agencies represented. The team including Steve Ritchie and Jaffar Nadeem have now moved on to Kunduz where they are working with client partner Merlin on improving organisational and individual safety and security.