WFP Welcomes US$10 Million United States Contribution To Support Refugees
KAMPALA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a US$10 million contribution from the government of the United States of America in support of refugees in Uganda, including the new arrivals from South Sudan.
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Trade groups ask court to stay SEC's conflict minerals rule
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A Congolese soldier is stripped of his rank and uniform after the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern DRC
A Congolese soldier is stripped of his rank and uniform after the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 5, 2014. The court martial sentenced the 39 soldiers on counts of rape and murder committed in the course of the 2012 military offensive in North Kivu province. The trial ended with two convicted of rape and 13 others cleared. The remaining soldiers were convicted of lesser crimes. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
A military judge reads the verdict during the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern DRC
A military judge reads the verdict during the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 5, 2014. The court martial sentenced the 39 soldiers on counts of rape and murder committed in the course of the 2012 military offensive in North Kivu province. The trial ended with two convicted of rape and 13 others cleared. The remaining soldiers were convicted of lesser crimes. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
A Congolese soldier is stripped of his rank and uniform after the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern DRC
A Congolese soldier is stripped of his rank and uniform after the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 5, 2014. The court martial sentenced the 39 soldiers on counts of rape and murder committed in the course of the 2012 military offensive in North Kivu province. The trial ended with two convicted of rape and 13 others cleared. The remaining soldiers were convicted of lesser crimes. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
Congolese soldiers follow proceedings during the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern DRC
Congolese soldiers follow proceedings during the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 5, 2014. The court martial sentenced the 39 soldiers on counts of rape and murder committed in the course of the 2012 military offensive in North Kivu province. The trial ended with two convicted of rape and 13 others cleared. The remaining soldiers were convicted of lesser crimes. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
A Congolese soldier is stripped of his rank and uniform after the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern DRC
A Congolese soldier is stripped of his rank and uniform after the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 5, 2014. The court martial sentenced the 39 soldiers on counts of rape and murder committed in the course of the 2012 military offensive in North Kivu province. The trial ended with two convicted of rape and 13 others cleared. The remaining soldiers were convicted of lesser crimes. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
A Congolese soldier is stripped of his ranks and uniform after the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern DRC
A Congolese soldier is stripped of his ranks and uniform after the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 5, 2014. The court martial sentenced the 39 soldiers on counts of rape and murder committed in the course of the 2012 military offensive in North Kivu province. The trial ended with two convicted of rape and 13 others cleared. The remaining soldiers were convicted of lesser crimes. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
A Congolese soldier is stripped of his rank and uniform after the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern DRC
A Congolese soldier is stripped of his rank and uniform after the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside a military court in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 5, 2014. The court martial sentenced the 39 soldiers on counts of rape and murder committed in the course of the 2012 military offensive in North Kivu province. The trial ended with two convicted of rape and 13 others cleared. The remaining soldiers were convicted of lesser crimes. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)