• Nigeria

    Obaseki Sets To Tackle Menace of Street Children In Edo

    Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government would partner religious bodies to address the menace of street trading by children. Governor Obaseki disclosed this when the Prelate of the Methodist Church, Nigeria, Dr Samuel Uche and other clerics paid him a courtesy visit in Government House in ...

  • Nigeria

    NDLEA Arrests 200 Suspected Drug Traffickers In Cross River

    The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Cross River says it arrested 200 suspects for various drug related offences in 2016. Mrs Antonia Edeh, State Commander of NDLEA disclosed this on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar. Edeh said that, out of ...

  • Francia

    Davos, Fos-sur-Mer, comment le monde et l’Algérie ont symboliquement changé en une séquence

    Trois événements ont imprimé cette semaine la chronique du monde qui change. L’effet ciseau à Davos entre les deux premières économies du monde, les états-unis et la Chine. La première complainte française qui pointe les défaillances de livraison de gaz naturel algérien et le lancement par l’Algérie du plus grand appel ...

  • Colombia Turchia USA Etiopia Myanmar Yemen Pakistan

    Contributions to Country-Based Pooled Funds hit record levels with over US$700 million in 2016

    Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, World, YemenMoney is allocated in conjunction with Humanitarian Response Plans, ensuring availability at the ...

  • Serbia

    EU to support refugees in Serbia

    Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Country: Serbia, World"We are stepping up our humanitarian assistance in Serbia, bringing it to a total of €20 million. We will continue working closely with the Serbian authorities..." said Commissioner Stylianides.Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides ...

  • Indonesia Myanmar

    Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights drought in Sri Lanka, flash floods in the Philippines

    Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri LankaAn estimated 644,000 people have been affected by drought and saltwater intrusion across 8 provinces in Sri Lanka, while flash floods in northern Mindanao have displaced over 63,000. SRI LANKA As of 17 January, an estimated ...

  • Turchia Grecia

    Dire refugee conditions on Greek islands - HRW

    Source: Human Rights Watch Country: Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldGreek authorities, with EU support, should transfer asylum seekers living in appalling conditions to appropriate mainland accommodation, HRW said.Transfer Asylum Seekers to Mainland (Athens) – Greek authorities, with the support of the European Union, should immediately transfer thousands of asylum seekers ...

  • Turchia

    New training pack for Syria response

    Source: Sphere Project Country: Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyA new version of the Sphere training package was developed to strengthen the capacity of humanitarian staff working in and around Syria. Now available for download in Arabic. A new version of the Sphere Training Package customised to the Syria response is available ...

  • Etiopia

    CAPITAL supports the candidature of Dr. Amina C. Mohamed for Chair of the African Union

    For the first time in our history, CAPITAL will support the candidature of Dr. Amina C. Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade as Chair of the African Union Commission, a position currently held by Her Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of South Africa. The challenges ...

  • Uruguay

    Sanofi y Boehringer Ingelheim intercambiaron negocios

    Ambas compañías se convertirán en líderes mundiales en dos sectores diferentes del mercado farmacéutico.