Number of Syrian refugees fleeing to Jordan doubles: UNHCR
The number of Syrians fleeing to Jordan has doubled over the past week, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
The number of Syrians fleeing to Jordan has doubled over the past week, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
Half a million people are killed each year by illegal weapons across the world.
That was a message highlighted at the opening of a UN conference revisiting concerns about the use of small arms and light weapons.
Economic crisis are often the result of over confidence in the economic and financial system, according to economist Carmen Reinhardt of the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Townships in Beira city in the eastern part of Mozambique are vulnerable to floods because they are up to 10 metres below sea level.
Thousands of Sudanese refugees living in camps and settlements across South Sudan face alarming health conditions, according to United Nations agencies.
Throughout the world, the traditional lifestyles of indigenous people are threatened by changing times, economic development and poverty.
Tropical storm Isaac hit Haiti over the weekend, killing at least six people including an eight-year-old girl.
The Caribbean nation is still on the mend following the deadly January 2010 earthquake.
The Chittagong Hill Tracts is one of the most diverse regions of Bangladesh. Access to basic education has been a major challenge for young people in this rural area. The distance to education facilities has contributed to the low enrolment of young children.
The killings of more than 30 workers in the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa have focused the world’s attention on working conditions in the country’s mining industry.
Historically, countries that are rich in mineral and commodity resources, like oil, copper or coffee, for example, have had lower rates of growth compared to nations which don’t enjoy those advantages.
It’s a phenomenon dubbed the “natural resource curse.”