Burma: 40 Rohingya Villages Burned Since October Storyline:World Satellite Imagery Shows New Destruction in Rakhine State New York – Analysis of satellite imagery reveals new destruction of Rohingya villages during October and November 2017 in northern Rakhine State in Burma,… 4 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Politics, Security, World Ethiopian ex-official gets Dutch life sentence for war crimes THE HAGUE – Dutch judges jailed a onetime aide to Ethiopia’s former communist ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam for life on Friday for war crimes carried out during Ethiopia’s “Red Terror”…
2 mins read Storyline:World South Sudan needs $1.7 bln humanitarian aid in 2018 South Sudan needs $1.7 billion in aid next year to help 6 million people — half of its population — cope with the effects of war, hunger and economic decline,…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Recurrent droughts cost Somalia up to $3b in losses and damages-report Losses refer to changes in economic flows arising from a disaster and occur until full economic recovery and reconstruction is realized and may last for several years Somalia will need…
4 mins read UNICEF: Make the digital world safer for children Unicef: make the digital world safer for children – while increasing online access to benefit the most disadvantaged NEW YORK – Despite…
1 min read Iraq announces end of UN sanctions UN imposed sanctions on Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait in 1990 BAGHDAD Iraq on Saturday announced the end of UN sanctions imposed…
2 mins read Rohingya in Bangladesh camps lack access to clean water Diarrhea, measles and respiratory tract infection are most common diseases, says Doctors Without Borders official Overcrowding at refugee camps in Bangladesh is posing health risks to Rohingya Muslims, mainly by…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World UN peacekeepers, Congolese soldiers die in DRC attack 7 hours ago At least 14 UN peacekeepers and five Congolese air force members have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the “worst attack in recent history”, according to the UN.…
3 mins read DR Congo displacement crisis ‘worse than Middle East’ Conflict has forced 1.7 million people to flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year, causing “a mega-crisis”, aid agencies say. This means that for the second…
1 min read Storyline:National News Ministry of water launches $11m rural water access project The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources today launched an $11 million rural water development programme funded by the African Development Bank. Speaking during the launch of the three year…
