insert_link Namibia Dr. Helena Ndume pays tribute to late NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo Following the death of NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, we spoke with ophthalmologist Dr. Helena Ndume, who worked with him on different humanitarian projects. A few years back, a team of Namibian eye care professionals, led by Dr. Ndume, provided free sight-restoration surgeries during a three-day clinic at Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital, organised at the invitation of Dikembe Mutombo. Mutombo died from brain cancer on Monday, at […] todayOctober 2, 2024 18
insert_link World World marks Nelson Mandela International Day The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, is urging everyone to perform 67 minutes of public service today to honour Nelson Mandela’s legacy. Today is Nelson Mandela International Day under the theme, It's still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity. Guterres says Mandela showed the world the extraordinary difference one person can make. Looking back at the struggle against apartheid and the campaign for Mandela's release in which […] todayJuly 18, 2024 15
insert_link World UN migration agency issues first ever global appeal The International Organization for Migration on Monday launched its first-ever Global Annual Appeal for 2024, calling for $ 7.9 billion to support its operations and help create a system that realizes migration's promise as a force for good throughout the world. IOM Director-General Amy Pope explains. todayJanuary 23, 2024 19
World Somali education champion wins UN refugee prize By Nina LARSON =(Video)= Geneva, Nov 28, 2023 (AFP) - A former Somali refugee intent on bringing books and education to his compatriots languishing in sprawling camps in Kenya was on Tuesday named the winner of the UN refugee agency's prestigious Nansen Award. Abdullahi Mire, 36, was hailed for championing the right to education by putting 100,000 books in the hands of children in Kenya's crowded Dadaab refugee camps. "A […] todayNovember 28, 2023 8
