UN envoy departs Yemen after failed talks with Houthi leaders
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths left Sanaa on Tuesday, wrapping up a four-day visit during which he spoke with leaders of the Shia Houthi rebel group. Griffiths will now head to Jordanian capital Amman, a source at Sanaa’s airport told reporters on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to media. The […]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Launches Principles for Global Action to Tackle Stigma Associated with Sexual Violence with UN, UK Partners
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Personal Representative on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment, Madam Jeanine Mabunda, launched the Principles for Global Action to tackle the stigma of sexual violence in conflict at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York, at a program organized by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Preventing Sexual […]
New UN report reveals momentum for digital payments in Ghana could save over GHS 1 billion within next four years
At an event bringing together key government and business players, the Ghana’s Ministry of Finance and the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance released a report documenting the country’s progress in creating an economy where everyone can pay and get paid digitally, instead of cash. The results show the country has made significant gains, including almost […]
European Union’s Double Standard Policy Towards Eritrea
It is no secret that the west especially, European Union has been playing double- standard politics towards the rest. Their hypocrisy has been tested practically in Eritrea in the last 20 years. What makes it irony is that the EU claims it stands for humanity but what it does in reality is the other way […]
Africa’s future rests in the hands of its youth says Bill Gates
Africa’s future rests in the hands of its youth – and every effort must be made to ensure they thrive, philanthropist and entrepreneur Bill Gates said in South Africa on SUNDAY, 17 July 2016. Delivering the 2016 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the University of Pretoria (Mamelodi campus), Gates said he was optimistic about the […]
Incidents of Female Genital Mutilation Increasing in Guinea, Including On Infants – UN
Despite being forbidden by national and international law, according to a new United Nations report, female genital mutilation shows no sign of abating in Guinea – with more infants and very young girls undergoing the excisions than before. “Although female genital mutilation appears to be decreasing worldwide, this is not the case in Guinea, where […]
Sierra Leone Population Is Now Over Seven Million
Statistics Sierra Leone yesterday released the provisional census result for the 2015 Population and Housing Census, which revealed that the population of Sierra Leone has increased from 4 million in 2004 to 7,075,641, with 49.1% men and 50.9% women. The result, which was launched at Miatta Conference Hall by President Ernest Bai Koroma, was compiled […]
ISIS Pays Recruiters $10 000 Per Person: United Nations
The Islamic State group is paying supporters up to $10 000 for each person that they recruit to wage jihad in Syria and Iraq, UN experts says after a visit to Belgium, one of the main countries of origin for so-called foreign fighters. Elzbieta Karska, who chairs a UN group studying the issue, said IS […]
South Sudan President Salva Kiir To Sign Peace Deal
South Sudan’s president has promised to sign a peace deal he had earlier snubbed, the US State Department says. Salva Kiir told US Secretary of State John Kerry he had decided to sign after “a couple more days of consultation”, a State Department spokesman said. His refusal on Monday to sign the deal to end […]
Amnesty says peacekeepers killed two civilians and raped 12-year-old girl in Bangui
Amnesty International has accused UN peacekeepers of killing a 16-year-old boy and his father and raping a 12-year-old girl in separate incidents in Central African Republic. Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general, is “personally dismayed and disappointed” and might make a public statement, his spokesman said on Tuesday. “We would like to emphasise once more that no […]
