South African Activists To Join Gaza Freedom Flotilla
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition has decided to take badly needed humanitarian aid to...
Author : Jide Adesina
East Africa Seeks Help To Stem Surge In Heroin Smuggling
East African states worried by a surge in heroin smuggling via their Indian Ocean ports...
Ebola: UN health Agency Seeks To Allay Fears About Air Travel
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today sought to allay fears amid reports that airlines are suspending flights over the Ebola outbreak by sending...
DR Congo: UN Envoy Condemns Murder Of Family In Eastern Town
A senior United Nations official today condemned the murder of six members of the same family in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Concerned By Security Raids On Darfur camps, UN-African Union Mission Takes Mitigating Measures
The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today expressed deep concern over security raids, recently conducted by the Sudanese Government, in several camps for...
Concerned By Security Raids On Darfur camps, UN-African Union Mission Takes Mitigating Measures
The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today expressed deep concern over security raids, recently conducted by the Sudanese Government, in several camps for...
Military Wives Block Husbands' Deployment Against Boko Haram
Military wives in the restive Nigerian city of Maiduguri have taken to the streets this week, burning tyres to prevent their husbands’ deployment to fight...
Military Wives Block Husbands’ Deployment Against Boko Haram
Military wives in the restive Nigerian city of Maiduguri have taken to the streets this week, burning tyres to prevent their husbands’ deployment to fight...
Djokovic Outlasts Simon
Cincinnati – Novak Djokovic pulled his championship tennis back together after last...
Robin Williams Dead: Actor Has Four More Movies To Release
Robin Williams still has four movies left to release. The ‘Patch Adams’ star was...
Gold Holds Below 3-Week High as Tensions Assessed With Economy
Gold traded below a three-week high as investors weighed the...
More than 3,000 Cholera Cases Recorded In Accra Alone Since July
More than 3,000 cholera cases have so far been recorded in the Greater Accra region...
Cairo Talks Turn To Gaza Blockade
The skies over Gaza remained calm Tuesday on the second day of a...
Amid Spread Of ‘Hatred And Brutality,’ Ban Urges Countries To Do More To Help Iraqi Civilians
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses journalists at UN Headquarters. UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Iraqi security forces against intervening in the country’s political...
Ebola: WHO-Convened Ethics Panel Endorses Use Of Experimental Drugs
Ebola: WHO-convened ethics panel endorses use of experimental drugs A woman waits to enter an isolation ward to visit her husband, along with Liberian Ministry...
Celebrating Youth Day, UN Stresses Importance Of Good Mental Health
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with his special guest Raquelina Langa, a young student from Mozambique. UN Photo/Mark Garten Each year 20 per cent of the...
Inter-Communal Violence, Banditry In Darfur Threaten Civilians – African Union-UN Envoy
Inter-communal violence, banditry in Darfur threaten civilians – African Union-UN envoy African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur (UNAMID), Mohamed Ibn Chambas addresses reporters in...
Libya: UN Mission Condemns Ongoing Fighting Despite Repeated Calls For Ceasefire
A resident of Tayuri stands against a bullet-riddled wall of his house, part of which was destroyed during clashes in Libya. Photo: IRIN/Zahra Moloo The...
In South Sudan, Security Council Warns Sanctions Possible Against ‘spoilers’
n South Sudan, Security Council warns sanctions possible against ‘spoilers’ UN Security Council members arriving in Juba for a one-day visit to South Sudan. Photo:...
UN Rights Experts Concerned By Last-Minute Derailment Of Visit To The Gambia
The Gambia postponed a visit at the last minute by two United Nations independent experts, a move they find “extremely worrying” and which casts doubt...