CAIRO The World Food Program has suspended its operations across Sudan’s province of North Darfur following recent attacks on its warehouses, a decision expected to affect about 2 million local people.A statement released by the U.N. food agency Thursd…
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A Final Farewell to South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu
CAPE TOWN The state funeral for Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has taken place in Cape Town, South Africa, with only 100 mourners allowed inside St. George’s Cathedral because of COVID-19 rules. The anti-apartheid hero and human rig…
Read moreAmanda Gorman writes end-of-year poem, ‘New Day’s Lyric’
New York, Amanda Gorman is ending her extraordinary year on a hopeful note.The 23-year-old poet, whose reading of her own “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration made her an international sensation, posted a new work and accompanying …
Read moreUNSOM Quarterly Newsletter ISSUE #21 | December 2021
Humanitarian partners release response plan for Somalia’s needs in 2022• Somalia’s international partners urge restraint and dialogue and renewed focus on elections• World body’s officials highlight support and challenges, and reaffirm commitment on UN…
Read moreWall Street Week Ahead -‘Santa Claus’ Stocks Rally?
NEW YORK — Investors are closely watching the latest news on the rapidly spreading Omicron variant for signs of how much the virus could impact the U.S. economy and earnings as the market heads into what has historically been a strong time of year for …
Read moreAnti-Apartheid Hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dies at 90
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has died at the age of 90. The Nobel peace laureate was known worldwide for anti-apartheid activism and as a champion of human rights.His death was announced Sunday by South African Preside…
Read moreSudan Forces Fire Tear Gas, Injure Dozens of Protesters
KHARTOUM, SUDAN — Protesters opposed to military rule marched near the presidential palace in the Sudanese capital on Saturday for the second time in a week, television images showed, despite heavy tear gas and a communications blackout.A Reuters witne…
Read moreClashes in Northeast Somalia Force Thousands to Flee
MOGADISHU — Clashes between two rival factions of the security forces in a port city in northeast Somalia have forced hundreds of families to flee their homes, a local official […]
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