insert_link Africa WHO alarmed by attack on Sudan maternity hospital Heavy fighting in Sudan hit a new low over the weekend when a maternity hospital in besieged El Fasher city came under attack. The development comes after more than 14 months of fighting between rival militaries in Sudan. todayJune 25, 2024 12
insert_link World Guterres calls for a ‘global order that works for everyone’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the Münich security conference on Friday where he called for a global order that works for everyone. Guterres also warned against an all-out offensive on the city of Rafah which is at the core of the entire humanitarian operation in Gaza. Moving on to Ukraine, he said two years into the war, the cost of human lives and suffering is appalling while the impact […] todayFebruary 19, 2024 14
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 2
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.