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Working in conflict zones for years does not make it any less frightening when armed militiamen storm the hospital you run, says Colette Gadenne of medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).This happened three times in three weeks from May to June…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia- Saudi Arabia announced, on Friday, the interception of a missile, shot from Yemen, towards the border city of Najran, Al Ekhbariya local TV, reported.The Saudi air forces, intercepted the missile, shot by Houthi militias, which wa…

Reacting to a recent upsurge in violent attacks affecting children, Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, called on Friday for those responsible to be held fully accountable.The last two we…

The World Health Organization says security issues could hamper efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The outbreak is in conflict-ridden North Kivu province, where some areas are too dangerous for health care…

The World Health Organization says security issues could hamper efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The outbreak is in conflict-ridden North Kivu province, where some areas are too dangerous for health care…

A mobile blood-testing lab. Hand-washing stations on street corners. Motorcycle taxi drivers forbidden from sharing spare helmets. If Ebola is coming, the city of Goma in eastern Congo wants to be ready.An outbreak suspected of killing 43 people is spr…

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Samir Aldarabi as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Manama, covering Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Mr. Aldarabi assumed his duties on 1 August 2018.Prior…

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Samir Aldarabi as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Manama, covering Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Mr. Aldarabi assumed his duties on 1 August 2018.Prior…

If Europe wants to halt migrant boat arrivals on its shores from Africa it must end the state of chaos in Libya, Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou told reporter Thursday, warning that the stability of neighboring countries was at stake.Niger is a co…

DURBAN– The suicide of a teenager in Chatsworth, about 20 kilometres south of here, last week, has turned the spotlight on adults emotionally bullying children through name calling. Seventeen-year-old Matthew David took his life after teachers at his …