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UN partial suspension of South Sudan aid hits children

The United Nations’ (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended part of its food aid in South Sudan due to a funding shortage, heightening the risk of starvation for 1.7 million people. The move to suspend aid will affect almost...

S Africa pres: Russia sanctions hurting ‘bystander’ states

Due to the Soviet Union’s support for the anti-apartheid struggle, South Africa has close historical ties with Moscow. It abstained from a United Nations vote denouncing the invasion of Ukraine and has resisted calls to condemn Russia. The European Union has aggressively...

‘Mali preventing access to killings site’

The United Nations (UN) has expressed concern that Malian authorities have denied its human rights investigators access to a village where hundreds of people were killed. A statement by the UN Human Rights Office said: "We are extremely concerned that...

UN agencies appeal for funds to help avert possible famine in Somalia

Four United Nations (UN) agencies on Tuesday appealed for an urgent injection of funds to enable a scale-up of life-saving assistance in Somalia, which was facing famine conditions. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, the United...
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85% of Ghanaians want free SHS maintained – Afrobarometer Report.

The latest edition of the Afrobarometer Report has revealed that 85% of Ghanaians want free senior high school (FSHS)...
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