As hunger spreads in Somalia, babies begin to die
Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of Halima Hassan Abdullahi’s twin granddaughters. Babies Ebla and Abdia lived only […]
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76 missing after migrant boat sinks off coast of Tunisia
Seventy-six people went missing after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, the United Nations migration agency said on Wednesday. Twenty-four others were […]
110th International Labour Conference opens May 27
The 110th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) will take place between May 27 and June 11 June, in Geneva Switzerland. […]
Migration governance: Nigeria committed to achieving 23 objectives of GCM – Commissioner
Nigeria is commitment to implementing all the 23 objectives of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), to enhance migration governance in […]
59m people displaced within their homelands in 2021 – UN
UN International Organisation for Migration (IOM), citing the latest Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) on Thursday, said no fewer than 59.1 million people were […]
Zimbabwe denies harboring Rwandan genocide fugitive, Mpiranya
The Zimbabwean government has denied reports that it had been harboring fugitive Rwandan genocide perpetrator Protais Mpiranya, whose alleged remains were found buried at a […]
SDGs in peril due to overseas aid cuts-UN Chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says recent deep cuts to overseas aid budgets by governments will have “direct, negative impacts” on the ability of the world […]
UN provides $19m to help S/Sudan prepare for severe floods
The United Nations humanitarian agency says it has released 19 million U.S. dollars to help South Sudan prepare for the severe flooding expected during […]
Ukraine war likely to impact heavily on Africa – UN experts
COVID-19 has ‘pushed back’ democracy in Africa and the war in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely to heavily impact Africa, UN […]
Global food prices down by 0.8% in April -FAO
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says Food Price Index averaged 158.2 points in April, down by 0.8 per cent from the surge in […]