Andrew Peters is at least the 7th American soldier killed in Ukraine

Andrew Peters is at least the 7th American soldier killed in Ukraine

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Comment on this story Comment On Tuesday, Andrew Peters’s parents received a call from his unit informing them that the 28-year-old U.S. Army veteran serving on the front lines with the International Legion of the Defense of Ukraine was missing in action. “If someone is missing in action, that usually…

Hatching a plan for success in rural Gambia — Global Issues

Weathering climate change in Sudan — Global Issues

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Women farmers in Sudan are being encourage to playing a more active role in their communities. The livelihood of many farming families is under threat due to the cumulative effects of conflict, economic and political instability, coupled with increased water consumption from population growth and agricultural development; climate change is…

Hatching a plan for success in rural Gambia — Global Issues

Nations step closer to global guides on pandemics, disease outbreaks — Global Issues

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The two processes are complementary, guided by the imperative of making the world safer from communicable diseases and ensuring equitable responses to public health threats, said Ashley Bloomfield, former Director-General of Health of New Zealand, who co-chairs the working group on updating the 2005 WHO International Health Regulations, which concluded…

Hatching a plan for success in rural Gambia — Global Issues

WFP chief describes ‘apocalyptic’ post-quake landscape in Syria, Türkiye — Global Issues

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“While the world has quickly mobilized in support of people here, the impact of this quake will be felt for months and years to come,” said WFP Executive Director David Beasley. During a visit to the Hatay region in southern Türkiye, he described “incomprehensible” devastation and an “apocalyptic” landscape. With…

Hatching a plan for success in rural Gambia — Global Issues

Over 1 billion in 43 nations at risk amid cholera outbreaks, WHO says — Global Issues

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Three countries, this week alone, have reported outbreaks, WHOcholera team leader Philippe Barboza told reporters at a press conference on Friday. For the first time, WHO is asking donors for help to fight the outbreaks, he said. Right now, 22 countries across the world are fighting outbreaks of the acute…

Hatching a plan for success in rural Gambia — Global Issues

UN special adviser denounces genocide denial in Bosnia — Global Issues

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Raising concerns over such continuous reports of revisionism concerning atrocity crimes perpetrated during the three-year-long conflict that began in 1992, she also pointed to recent incidents reported following a decision to amend the Law on the Center for the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial and Cemetery for the Victims of the 1995 Genocide….

Participation in the Nigerian Elections Is Far More Important and Potent than Cynicism — Global Issues

Participation in the Nigerian Elections Is Far More Important and Potent than Cynicism — Global Issues

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Credit: UNDP Opinion by Mohamed Yahya (abuja) Friday, February 24, 2023 Inter Press Service ABUJA, Feb 24 (IPS) – Mr. Mohamed Yahya is Resident Representative UNDP NigeriaOn the morning of 24 September 1998, General Abdulsalam A. Abubakar, the then Military Head of State of Nigeria, took the stage at the United…

Nigeria in Search of a True Leader in Presidential Elections — Global Issues

Nigeria in Search of a True Leader in Presidential Elections — Global Issues

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Youth represents more than 39 percent of the registered 93,4 million voters in Nigeria. Credit: INEC, Nigeria by IPS Correspondent (abuja) Friday, February 24, 2023 Inter Press Service ABUJA, Feb 24 (IPS) – From all indications, President Muhammadu Buhari will be handing over a fractured nation that is deeply divided along…