Xenophobia-hit Zimbabweans Saving Countrys Dead Economy — Global Issues

Xenophobia-hit Zimbabweans Saving Countrys Dead Economy — Global Issues

Workers pictured at a home in Zimbabwe’s Mwenezi rural district, where 44-year-old Davison Chihambakwe, based in neighbouring South Africa, has helped upgrade and modernise some of the houses belonging to his family. He uses the money he sends after fleeing this country’s economic hardships 15 years ago. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS…

Supporting victims of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Global Issues

Supporting victims of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Global Issues

The eastern DRC has experienced conflict and instability over many years and many people have been forced to flee their homes making them more vulnerable to exploitation. Delu Lusambia is the project manager and coordinator of SYAM, (which stands for Siku ya Mazingira in Kiswahili), a local civil society organization…

Supporting victims of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Global Issues

Sahel should be seen as region of ‘opportunity’ despite ‘multiple crises’ — Global Issues

The Sahel is a vast under-populated region stretching across Africa from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east, an area which is being destabilized by terrorism-related conflict, the effects of climate change and a lack of development. UN News spoke to Mr. Annadif about the solutions to the…

Supporting victims of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Global Issues

Rights office welcomes Zambia’s pledge to abolish the death penalty — Global Issues

President Hakainde Hichilema announced the development on Tuesday in a speech on the eve of Africa Day, according to media reports.  “We warmly welcome the Zambian President’s pledge on 24 May to abolish the death penalty in the country and work with Parliament to end this cruel, inhuman, and degrading…

Child Labour Survivor Has a Dream of Freeing Others — Global Issues

Child Labour Survivor Has a Dream of Freeing Others — Global Issues

Child labour survivor Selimatha Dziedzorm Salifu (right) and her rescuer Andrews Tagoe (left), deputy general secretary of the General Agricultural Workers’ Union of TUC, who met her on a fishing beach in Ghana. Credit: Lyse Comins/IPS by Lyse Comins (durban) Friday, May 27, 2022 Inter Press Service DURBAN, May 27 (IPS)…

Supporting victims of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Global Issues

‘Protracted political impasse’ further polarizing Libya — Global Issues

“We are concerned that the protracted political impasse is having an increasingly negative impact on security,” said Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo. “A coordinated and constructive effort is required to prevent further polarization and end the political stalemate.” Commendable progress Last week, UN Special Advisor Stephanie Williams…

African nations leading the way on ‘food systems transformation’: Guterres — Global Issues

African nations leading the way on ‘food systems transformation’: Guterres — Global Issues

António Guterres was addressing the start of a high-level policy dialogue at UN Headquarters in New York, part of the Africa Dialogue Series 2022, convened to strengthen resilience in food supplies across the continent, at a time when “decades of progress on hunger are being reversed.”  Deep connections  He said…

All Africa Student Leader says Political Will, Collective Action, Education and Social Packages Can End Child Labour — Global Issues

All Africa Student Leader says Political Will, Collective Action, Education and Social Packages Can End Child Labour — Global Issues

Samuel Sasu Adonteng’s voice was one of many young voices heard during the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour. He believes the inclusion of the youth means there are better chances that the campaign to end the scourge will succeed. Credit: Fawzia Moodley/IPS by Fawzia Moodley (durban) Thursday,…

Supporting victims of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Global Issues

Africa provides a ‘home for hope’, despite new challenges: Guterres — Global Issues

“Africa is a home for hope,” said Secretary-General António Guterres, citing the continent’s “growing and vibrant youth population”. And with initiatives such as the African Continental Free Trade Area, the Decade of Women’s Financial and Economic Inclusion, and the African Union’s (AU) bold Agenda 2063 set of game-changing proposals, the…

Supporting victims of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Global Issues

Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, Mission chief warns — Global Issues

“The crisis facing Sudan is entirely homegrown and can only be resolved by the Sudanese,” Volker Perthes, who is also Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), told Council members.  Envoys of the trilateral mechanism facilitating intra-Sudan talks – the United Nations, the African Union and…