Clock Is Ticking For Food Security In Africa, Says New IITA Head — Global Issues

Clock Is Ticking For Food Security In Africa, Says New IITA Head — Global Issues

DG Simeon Ehui visits IITA Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponic SAH, cassava multiplication section with Kenton Dashiell and Debo Akande facilitated by Mercy Diebru-Ojo, Assitant Seed Specialist (Right). Credit: IITA by Guy Dinmore (st davids, wales) Wednesday, August 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ST DAVIDS, WALES, Aug 02 (IPS) – “My key message is…

Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns — Global Issues

Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns — Global Issues

“With only 17 months remaining on the Roadmap timelines before elections in 2024, I repeat what I had said in an earlier press conference, that 2023 is a ‘make or break’ year,” Nicholas Haysom said. Mr. Haysom heads the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) which reported that “a race…

Women Shatter Gender Barriers in Uganda’s Fish Farming Industry — Global Issues

Women Shatter Gender Barriers in Uganda’s Fish Farming Industry — Global Issues

Women fishing in Lake Victoria. Opinion by Pearl Amina Karungi (united nations) Wednesday, August 02, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 02 (IPS) – In a groundbreaking turn of events, women in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda, have defied societal norms and broken into the traditionally male-dominated fish farming industry. Through…

Afghan Girls, Women Deprived of Education, Find Hope in Africa — Global Issues

Afghan Girls, Women Deprived of Education, Find Hope in Africa — Global Issues

Shabana Basij-Rasikh, co-founder and President of SOLA, speaks at the Women Deliver conference in Rwanda. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Tuesday, August 01, 2023 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Aug 01 (IPS) – When providing education to her small group of Afghan girls, who had been studying at a boarding…

UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis — Global Issues

UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis — Global Issues

During a three-day visit to the country, Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP); and Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) witnessed the devastating effects of severe weather events and a…

Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns — Global Issues

Niger crisis could worsen insecurity throughout West Africa, UN envoy warns — Global Issues

Briefing journalists at UN Headquarters in New York, Léonardo Santos Simão reiterated condemnation of the attempted overthrow of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum on 26 July. He also underscored support for efforts by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) aimed at restoring constitutional order and consolidating democratic gains in…

Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns — Global Issues

Security Council strongly condemns ‘efforts to unconstitutionally change’ Government — Global Issues

The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the efforts to unconstitutionally change the legitimate government of the Republic of Niger on 26 July 2023. Earlier this week, the demand to release the President of Niger was voiced by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Late on Wednesday, a group of…

Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns — Global Issues

UNHCR urges solidarity with Burkina Faso’s victims of extremist violence — Global Issues

“We’re urgently appealing for all States to refrain from forcibly returning any individuals originating from the regions in Burkina Faso where there is an ongoing crisis,” said Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR Director of International Protection. Speaking in Geneva, Ms. Tan highlighted “killings, forced disappearances, torture and kidnappings”, while in several instances,…