Development

News Hour: Almost 20,000 people who have fled from war-torn Yemen will receive protection and emergency assistance through a USD 10 million project funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid...

News Hour: Gender inequality is costing sub-Saharan Africa on average $US95 billion a year, peaking at US$105 billion in 2014– or six percent of the region’s GDP – jeopardizing the continent’s efforts for inclusive human development...

News Hour: The heatwave in Iraq is showing no signs of ending as suffering continues for the residents. Kuwait, and Iran but its greatest impact is being felt in Iraq, reports Aljazeera. The ongoing turmoil in the...

News Hour: IOM Somalia, together with Poly-Glu Social Business from Osaka, Japan held a public-private partnership event entitled: Saving Lives through Poly-Glu Water: A Seminar to Share Lessons Learned from Africa and Asia. During the half...

News Hour: On the last day of the MIDWA meeting in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire yesterday (25/8), an agreement was reached between the members of the ECOWAS on a joint action plan. Ministers, delegates and experts worked...

News Hour: Thousands of protesters across Australia have held rallies to demand the closure of the country’s overseas refugee detention centres, reports Aljazeera. Demonstrators took to the streets of several Australian cities on Saturday, carrying banners...

News Hour: A type of sugar found in some women’s breast milk which may save babies from a potentially life-threatening bacterium called Group B streptococcus which is a common cause of meningitis in newborns babies and...

News Hour: A two-day regional conference on ethical recruitment of migrant fishermen working in Korean-flagged vessels opened in Seoul, bringing together approximately 100 participants, including government officials from Indonesia, Viet Nam, the Philippines and South Korea....

News Hour: UN Environment Chief Erik Solheim concluded on Tuesday a two-day visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he met with officials of the Government of Ethiopia, heads and representatives of key regional institutions as well...

News Hour: For the 500 Harbour porpoises remaining in the Baltic Sea, life is fraught with peril. Every day, these endearing cetaceans face the deadly threat of getting entangled in fishing nets and suffocating. They have...