Head of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, said during Thursday’s visit to the Imvepi refugee settlement that his agency needs $100 million to feed the people for the remaining part of the year. “We need the money and we… Read More ›
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Top Nuclear Scientists Discuss Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles at IAEA International Conference
Some 700 nuclear engineers, scientists and decision-makers from more than 30 countries are meeting this week in Yekaterinburg, Russia, for high-level discussions on fast reactors (FRs) and related fuel cycles, which hold out the promise of providing clean and sustainable… Read More ›
Lightning sparking more boreal forest fires
A new NASA-funded study finds that lightning storms were the main driver of recent massive fire years in Alaska and northern Canada, and that these storms are likely to move farther north with climate warming, potentially altering northern landscapes. The… Read More ›
Nigeria: CAN accuses the authorities of plotting to make Nigeria an Islamic country
The Nigerian authorities and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) are locked in a war of words over the allegation that the authorities plot to turn the country into an Islamic State. The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, is reported… Read More ›
UN opens international probe into alleged abuses in DR Congo’s Kasai provinces
The United Nations today opened an international investigation into alleged killings, mutilations and destruction of entire villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) restive Kasai provinces. The UN Human Rights Council, comprised of 47 countries, adopted the resolution… Read More ›
The African Union Welcomes UN Resolution on G5 Force
Faced with growing economic instability in the Sahel region, caused by acts of terrorism and violent extremism, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat has welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s authorization for the deployment of… Read More ›
Jet biofuel may reduce climate-warming clouds- NASA test
NASA’s study has shown that biofuel produces fewer and smaller soot particles than standard jet fuel and would reduce aviation’s contribution to global warming in ways beyond the possible effect on contrails and cirrus clouds. According to to the report,… Read More ›
UN revises annual aid appeal to assist over 100 million around the world
As the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance around the world reach record levels, United Nations and relief partners have revised their global aid appeal to $23.5 billion – up nearly 6 per cent from the original $22.2… Read More ›
The African Union raises concern over increase rate of child marriage
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), dedicated its 692nd meeting held on 13 June 2017, to an Open Session on the theme: “Ending Child Marriages”, and expressed concern over the increasing cases of child marriages and… Read More ›
