NEW YORK, 31 December 2021 – This year has brought a spate of grave violations against children in both protracted and new conflicts, UNICEF warned today. From Afghanistan to Yemen, and Syria to northern Ethiopia, thousands of children paid a devastati...
Highlights16 Days of Activism: Campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) was launched and will continue into December.Durable solutions: Voluntary repatriation was facilitated across the region, while resettlement travel and case processing continue...
KAMPALA— Uganda’s Ministry of Health says 1,809 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 with four more virus deaths as infections on Thursday surged to 139,079 cases since March last year when the outbreak was confirmed in Uganda.The new cases an...
UNITED NATIONS— United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned looting and attacks on UN facilities and equipment in Darfur, which were gifted to the government of Sudan for civilian use.Unknown armed groups attacked a World Food Programme...
ADDIS ABABA— The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday expressed concern over the ongoing political tension in Somalia.The chairperson of the pan-African bloc “is following with deep concern the serious curr...
KHARTOUM— Mass protests started in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and other cities on Thursday to demand civilian rule.According to eyewitnesses, various protests headed to assemble at Sharwani bus station, to march to the Republican Palace.Hundreds of ...
Handover of the first part of State Capture Commission ReportPresident Cyril Ramaphosa will formally receive the first part of the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector...
CAPE TOWN— Mourners have been filing past the coffin of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as his body lies in state at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa.Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end apartheid in South Africa, died on Sunday age...
Beijing: President Xi Jinping on Thursday visited national political advisors attending a joint group meeting at the third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Xi, who holds multiple key pos...
Taiyuan: The Fijian government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its civil service with the official opening of the Fiji Learning Institute for Public Service (FLIPS) on Thursday. The new institute will serve as an important training fac...
Taiyuan: Fourth-ranked Chen Xingtong of China led the initial entry list for the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Taiyuan unveiled on Thursday. Chen, last year's winner in Taiyuan, is joined in the women's singles lineup by her compatriots Qian Tian...
