Yet even though cheap tools could prevent and cure both diseases, they kill an estimated 3.5 million kids under 5 each a year globally - more than HIV…
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Zimbabweans Fear New Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa
Fearing a resurgence of xenophobic attacks, around 2,500 Zimbabwean migrants have taken refuge in government buildings in De Doorns, a farming town about 140km from Cape Town, South…
UN to Help Protect Civilians From Ugandan Rebels
The Security Council today called on United Nations missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan to coordinate strategies to protect civilians…
Jennifer Hudson to play Winnie Mandela: report
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson is to play Winnie Mandela in a film charting the turbulent life and times of the ex-wife of South Africa's first black president, it…
Women neglected by debate on climate change
WOMEN IN developing countries are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, but their plight has been largely overlooked in the debate over how to tackle…
Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság: MONUC csapatok kivonását tervezik
Ha lehet hinni az erről szóló híreknek, Kinshasa már kérelmezte az ENSZ-nél hogy az készítsen “kivonulási tervet” a katonai létszám csökkentéséről még 2010. június 30. előtt.
East Africa: Happy Birthday – EAC Marches On Under a New Flag
The East African Community will mark the passing of a decade since its rebirth with a Common Market, a fully-fledged Customs Union - and a regional anthem.
UN Chief Presents Plan to Save Billions From Hunger
A three-day United Nations summit on world food security opened in Rome today, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning that on this day alone more than 17,000 children will…
Africa agrees climate demand bill
African leaders meeting in Ethiopia say they have agreed on an amount of money to demand as compensation for the impact of climate change.
Kenya harvest example on reversing food shortage
Joram Abiero remembers it was not too long ago that his neighbors went to bed hungry. Now they and thousands of others in the lowlands of western Kenya…