Aug 28, 2016
nytimes.com, by Jonathan M. Katz, Aug. 17, 2016 The first victims lived near a base housing 454 United Nations peacekeepers freshly arrived from Nepal, where a cholera outbreak was underway, and waste from the base often leaked into the river. Numerous scientists have...
Aug 15, 2016
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 27 2016, ipsnews.net, by Lyndal Rowland – Industrialisation in Africa is being driven by African leaders who realise that industries as diverse as horticulture and leather production can help add value to the primary resources they currently...
Aug 12, 2016
Opinion by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International. Oxford, UNITED KINGDOM, Aug 3 2016 (ipsnews.net) – The process for arguably the top political job on the planet is well underway. And the time is right for a woman and a feminist to take the...
Aug 11, 2016
thenational.ae, July 25, 2016 Kabul — Civilian casualties in Afghanistan soared to a record high in the first half of 2016, the UN said on Monday. Children in particular are paying a heavy price for growing insecurity as the conflict escalates, said the UN...
Aug 9, 2016
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 27 2016, ipsnews.net, by Aruna Duttoriginal – Narrow national interests are threatening to derail an upcoming UN summit which aims to bring countries together to find a more humane and coordinated approach to large movements of refugees and...