Somali Army extends control over Somalia
People in the Somali town of Jawhar, 90 kilometres north of the capital, Mogadishu, now live without the stringent rules of the al –Shabaab Islamic extremists.
People in the Somali town of Jawhar, 90 kilometres north of the capital, Mogadishu, now live without the stringent rules of the al –Shabaab Islamic extremists.
The plight of migrants who are stranded in crisis situations as a result of man-made or natural disasters is the focus of this year’s International Migrants Day.
The day is observed on 18 December each year to highlight issues that affect millions of migrants around the world.
Australia’s aboriginal female community experiences much higher rates of abuse than the rest of the population, says Cathy Eatock, a senior policy officer in state government.
Progress made in controlling malaria is being threatened by a slowdown in global efforts against the disease.
The warning comes in this year’s annual report of the World Health Organization (WHO) on malaria.
The political crisis Guinea-Bissau caused by the military coup on 12 April continues, according to the outgoing top United Nations envoy in the West African country.
Violence against women is pervasive and harms not only women but their families and their communities.
At a two-day forum at the United Nations, non-governmental organizations, UN officials, government representatives and other stakeholders discussed how to prevent it.
The issue of senior Sudanese officials sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the crimes allegedly committed in Darfur was brought before the Security Council on Thursday.
The one billionth tourist crossed an international border on the 13th of December of 2012, according to the UN World Tourism Organization.
Marcelo Risi of the UNWTO says everybody likes to travel.
The central role of women in development is being discussed at a two-day meeting taking place in Vienna, Austria.
Early this week more than 200 Ethiopian migrants were returned to their country from Yemen on a flight chartered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).