Usman Kanu is a rice farmer from the Masimera chiefdom in Sierra Leone. Thanks to his participation in WFP’s rice farming project he has doubled his yields in the last two harvests and has been able to build himself a house from the profits. The project � funded by the
The IAEA is actively supporting the efforts of the government of Benin to establish the country’s first radiotherapy centre, Director General Yukiya Amano told Beninese officials during his visit to Cotonou and Porto Novo from 23 to 25 August.In meetin…
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The world population will reach 9.9 billion in 2050, up 33 percent from an estimated 7.4 billion now, according to projections included in the latest World Population Data Sheet from the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160823/400585 The world population would hit the
Projects include tracking the spread of tuberculosis, anticipating wildfires and searching for new discoveries in the universe JOHANNESBURG and ARMONK, New York, Aug. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — IBM Research (NYSE: IBM) today opened its second research location on the African continent and announced several new project collaborations in the areas
An international independent body is needed to carry out “comprehensive investigations” into human rights violations committed by all sides in Yemen’s civil war.That’s the view of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.He issu…
Islamist militant from Mali pleads guilty to Timbuktu war crimesAn Islamist militant has plead guilty to war crimes for ordering the destruction of Timbuktu’s religious and cultural monuments, a spokesperson for the International Criminal Court (ICC) h…
An ambitious US Department of State initiative, the DREAMS-Innovation Challenge aims to dramatically reduce new HIV infections among adolescent girls and women in 10 sub-Saharan countries. BOSTON, Aug. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — John Snow, Inc. (JSI) has been selected as funds manager for the DREAMS Innovation Challenge (DREAMS-IC). JSI will oversee awards
Remise des prix le vendredi 16 décembre 2016 à New York au Gala de l’UNCA sous la présidence d’honneur du Secrétaire général Ban Ki-moon, au restaurant Cipriani Wall Street, New York NEW YORK, 24 août 2016 /PRNewswire/ — L’association des Correspondants de presse des Nations Unies (UNCA) invite les médias du
WINNERS WILL BE HONORED AT GALA EVENT BY THE U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th 2016 AT CIPRIANI WALL STREET, NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Aug 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) invites media worldwide to submit entries for its 21st annual UNCA Awards for the best
The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID-Kenya) and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will launch the Skills for Oil and Gas Africa (SOGA) tomorrow 4th November 2015 at the Intercontinental Hotel- LE CHATEAU…
President Jacob Zuma has in terms of section 4 of the Disaster Management Act, 2002, established the Intergovernmental Committee on Disaster Management (ICDM) comprising relevant Cabinet Members and provincial Members of Executive Councils involved in …
President Jacob Zuma will tomorrow, 25 August 2016 travel to Kenya to participate in the 6th Summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) taking place in Nairobi, in the Republic of Kenya.The TICAD process was initiate…
