Top woman prison officer with UN Mission in CAR, wins first ever Trailblazer Award — Global Issues

Top woman prison officer with UN Mission in CAR, wins first ever Trailblazer Award — Global Issues

Téné Maïmouna Zoungrana, of Burkina Faso, serves with the UN Mission in CAR, MINUSCA. She received the United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers at a special ceremony, at UN Headquarters in New York. The Chef de Cabinet of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, Courtenay Rattray,…

UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all, ahead of direct talks — Global Issues

UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all, ahead of direct talks — Global Issues

A military coup in October, led to the suspension of a power sharing between civilian representatives and senior officers, which had been established since the overthrow of former ruler, Omar al-Bashir in 2019. More protests Political protests took place in several parts of the capital on Monday, according to news…

A catering programme with baked-in prospects for vulnerable Liberian girls — Global Issues

A catering programme with baked-in prospects for vulnerable Liberian girls — Global Issues

“My name is Agnes Kenderman. I am 19 years old and I live in New Kru Town, Monteserrado County, with my mother and my son. My community selected me for the training programme.  My mother is in poor health, and my father died a long time ago, during the civil…

Ethiopia’s worst drought threatens ‘deadly consequences’ for women — Global Issues

Ethiopia’s worst drought threatens ‘deadly consequences’ for women — Global Issues

More than 286,000 people have been driven from their homes in the region after crops failed and animals died due to the drought and over 1100 schools are either fully or partially closed, leaving young girls especially vulnerable to sexual and physical violence and coercion, child labour and early marriage….

UN condemns second ‘cowardly’ attack in three days against peacekeepers — Global Issues

UN condemns second ‘cowardly’ attack in three days against peacekeepers — Global Issues

The blue helmets were killed, and another injured, when their Armoured Personnel Carrier hit an improvised explosive device outside the town of Douentza, located in the Mopti region in central Mali.  In what is yet again another cowardly attack against our peacekeepers, 2 brave Blue helmets from Egypt lost their…

Just & Equitable Energy Transition — Global Issues

Just & Equitable Energy Transition — Global Issues

Opinion by Emily Karanja (nairobi, kenya) Thursday, June 02, 2022 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 02 (IPS) – The following article is part of a series to commemorate World Environment Day June 5   The writer is Program Associate, Sustainable Energy Futures Program, Society for International Development (SID)A global transition…

Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers — Global Issues

Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers — Global Issues

For roughly an hour, the convoy came under direct fire from suspected members of a terrorist group using small arms and rocket launchers.  Four Jordanian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured in the attack, one of whom died from his injuries after being evacuated.  Under…

Restore Land to Tackle Multiple Crises — Global Issues

Restore Land to Tackle Multiple Crises — Global Issues

Opinion by Ibrahim Thiaw (bonn, germany) Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Inter Press Service BONN, Germany, Jun 01 (IPS) – The following article is part of a series to commemorate World Environment Day June 5   The writer is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)Land…

Binance Announces Crypto Awareness Tour in Africa as Adoption Numbers Spike in 2021

Binance Announces Crypto Awareness Tour in Africa as Adoption Numbers Spike in 2021

Major global crypto exchange Binance is launching the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Awareness Tour (BCAT) in Africa, a crypto awareness tour within a set location as crypto adoption continues to become a popular trend in the continent. The goal of the tour is to spread blockchain and cryptocurrency awareness as well…