SUDAN: The shape of humanitarian space in Darfur
Darfur, described recently by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as still “dangerous, difficult, not stable”, is among the world’s most challenging environments for humanitarian workers.
UN report says Latin America must budget more for education to reach regional goals
Latin American countries must increase their annual education budgets if they are to reach the goals they have set for improving their national education systems, according to a new United Nations report released today.
Number of world’s hungry dips below 1 billion, UN reports
Although the number of hungry people in the world has fallen below 1 billion thanks to renewed economic growth, it remains “unacceptably” high, two United Nations agencies stressed today.
France strikers rally over s pension plans
French strikers have gone to war with the government over plans to extend the retirement age.
The pension plan strikes have crippled train services and flight traffic in France, and are expected to severely disrupt all forms of daily life,...
Focus on world’s most disadvantaged children can save millions of lives – UNICEF
Investing first in the world’s most disadvantaged children and communities can save millions of lives and help spur progress towards achieving internationally agreed development targets, according to a new study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (...
US: European Corporate Hypocrisy
Many European companies that publicly embrace workers' rights under global labor standards nevertheless undermine workers' rights in their US operations, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued today.
MYANMAR: Rural poor hit by arbitrary "taxes", says report
Myanmar’s military government, with soldiers scattered throughout the country, is arbitrarily levying fees from the rural poor, pushing some into hunger and debt, experts say.
Bangladesh ban on forced Islam
A court in Bangladesh court has ruled that people should not be forced to wear Islamic regalia, such as skull caps, veils or other religious clothing.
SAHEL: Plumpy'nut, Plumpy' doz and milk powders to save children
Aid agencies in Niger and Chad have begun giving tens of thousands of malnourished children a product called Plumpy’doz to save them from sliding into often-fatal severe malnutrition.
Niger: UN fund allocates more resources to hunger-stricken population
In an effort to alleviate alarming food shortages that have caused high malnutrition rates among children in Niger, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated an additional $15 million to enable the UN food agency to...
