By Alpha Bedoh Kamara India – Imagine your loved one wakes up in the morning with a fever and only to be told by your local hospital that there is no healthcare facility available to cure him/her of the ailment!… Read More ›
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The U.S. announces $173 million in additional emergency food assistance for South Sudan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing an additional $173 million in lifesaving emergency food assistance for those suffering from hunger as a result of the conflict that broke out in South Sudan two years… Read More ›
World Bank provides hope for young people and women in Palestine
WASHINGTON – The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors on December 18, 2015 approved a US$5 million grant focused on job creation in Palestine. The Finance for Jobs project aims at catalyzing private investment in high potential sectors for… Read More ›
Amnesty International disappointed over Japan executions
A report published today by Amnesty International has called the execution of two men in Japan as reprehensible. AI said the Japanese authorities’ reprehensible use of the death penalty shows no sign of letting up as another two men were… Read More ›
Isis slave markets sell girls for ‘as little as a pack of cigarettes’, UN envoy says
UN envoy on sexual violence says abducting girls has become a key part of Isis strategy to recruit foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria over the past 18 months. Teenage girls abducted by Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria are being… Read More ›
The Welfare of Syrian Refugees: Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon
World Bank Report: Syria: Since the Syrian crisis began, nearly 1.7 million people have fled to neighboring Jordan and Lebanon. To better understand the profile and welfare of Syrian refugees living in Jordan and Lebanon, the World Bank Group and… Read More ›
President Koroma To Launch 100 Busses in July
The Minister of Transport and Aviation, Leonard Balongu Koroma, has informed members of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Transport and Aviation that President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma will launch 100 busses for public transport services in the country. The Parliamentary… Read More ›
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