‘World’s richest 1% get 82% of the wealth’, says Oxfam Storyline:Business, National News The gap between the super rich and the rest of the world widened last year as wealth continued to be owned by a small minority, Oxfam has claimed. Some 82%… 4 mins read
1 min read Storyline:Security 17 Syrian refugees frozen to death in Lebanon Several parts of Lebanon have been hit recently with extremely cold weather and heavy snowfall BEIRUT The number of Syrian refugees who froze to death due to a snowstorm in…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Halt IDP evictions until safeguards are in place, Amnesty tells Somalia The global campaign group Amnesty International has called on Somali government to halt all evictions of internally displaced people until necessary safeguards are in place, adding to growing international pressure…
3 mins read Storyline:Security, World United Nations employees claim they faced sexual assault, harassment amid culture of silence: report United Nations employees alleging sexual harassment and assault have encountered a culture of silence in which claims have been stalled by bureaucracy and victims have been threatened with having their…
3 mins read Storyline:National News International Community condemn forced IDP evictions in Mogadishu, call for a probe Millions of USD worth of basic health, education and livelihood infrastructure paid by international donors was destroyed. The international community has condemned the forced evictions of internally displaced people in…
4 mins read Storyline:National News Q and A: One on one with UN Deputy Representative in Somalia Peter de Clercq Mr. Peter de Clercq is the current Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), where he also serves as United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator. He…
3 mins read Storyline:Archive EU suspends Kenya water project over rights violations Move comes after forest guards kill member of community indigenous to forest involved in project. NAIROBI, Kenya The European Union on Wednesday suspended a €31 million ($37 million) conservation project…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Somali Government Will Play Big Role in Managing Foreign Humanitarian Fund The enormous role the Somali government will play in managing the donor fund from the international community during its implementation on humanitarian activities in the country through a government ministry was…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Saudi Arabia announces $2 bn bailout for Yemen government RIYADH – Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday it would transfer $2 billion to Yemen’s central bank, following desperate calls for funding from the war-torn country’s president and prime minister. “To address…
4 mins read Storyline:National News UN aid to Somalia is off target says a Local Commission for Refugees National Commission for Refugees and IDPs (NCRI) says UN budget implementation in Somalia is not showing the expected tangible results where priorities are not given to the urgent humanitarian problems…
