Tag: United Nations

The Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia, has charged women to rise up to their challenges by pushing for legislative and ...

South Sudan War Strains Uganda’s Generous Refugee Policy

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Ugandan motorbike taxi driver Sadiq Agotre grumbles as he waits for a rare client among thousands of South Sudanese refugees ...

Bill Gates, Others Commit Money To Eliminate NTDs

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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday committed $335 million dollars in grants over the next four years to ...

Chemical Arms Watchdog To Vote On Moscow Bid For New Syria Probe

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The governing body of the global chemical arms watchdog will Thursday vote on a controversial Russian-Iranian move to set up ...

Invest In Early Childhood Education

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The First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has advised countries in Africa to pay critical attention to early childhood education and ...

Proud of Former President Rawlings Blasting Trump

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Let me start by stating that I personally don’t know the former president, so this is not an article in ...

Bugs For Dinner? New Aussie Food Trend Has Legs (and Wings)

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With a twist of lime and a dash of salt Sydney chef Nowshad Alam Rasel flavours a hot pan full ...

Mali Extends State of Emergency As Jihadist Attacks Persist

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A state of emergency that has been in force almost non-stop for 17 months in Mali was extended by 10 ...

Russia Blocks UN Condemnation of N.Korea Missile Test

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Russia on Wednesday blocked UN Security Council condemnation of North Korea's latest missile test even though China had backed the ...

Invest In Early Childhood of Education

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The First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has advised countries in Africa to pay critical attention to early childhood education and ...

Thousands Evacuated After Deadly Syria Bombing

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Thousands of Syrians were evacuated from besieged towns on Wednesday with tight security in place after a weekend bombing against ...

Pentagon Chief Warns of Yemen ‘Hezbollah’

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US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis warned Wednesday of Iranian efforts to create a Yemeni militia "in the image" of Lebanon's ...

People With Albinism ‘living In Fear’

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Malawi's refusal to push forward with prosecuting suspects accused of attacking and killing people with albinism has left a persecuted ...

Ensure Fiscal Discipline – IMF To Ghana

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Ghana has stated that Ghana’s longstanding challenges can only be resolved through ambitious and ...

Yemeni Protestors March On Key Port To Demand Humanitarian Zone

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A group of Yemeni protestors set out from rebel-held capital Sanaa Wednesday on a 225-kilometre (140-mile) march to call for ...

UN Says 17 Mass Graves Found In DR Congo

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The UN said Wednesday it had found a further 17 mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo's central Kasai ...

‘Friendly Fire’ Downed Saudi Helicopter In Yemen

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A Saudi military helicopter that crashed in Yemen killing 12 Saudi soldiers was likely hit by "friendly fire", military sources ...

Migrant Rescuers, Island Mayor Win UNESCO Peace Prize

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UNESCO awarded its prestigious peace prize on Wednesday to migrant rescue association SOS Mediterranee and the mayor of Lampedusa, the ...

Ugandan Army Says LRA ‘neutralised’, Begins Withdrawal

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The Ugandan army said Wednesday it has neutralised the Lord's Resistance Army, as troops began withdrawing from the Central African ...

Palestinians Slam Israel For Refusing Talks With Hunger Strikers

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