WFP Executive Director On 10-Day Visit To See Hunger Challenges And Solutions In Africa
ROME – The UN World Food Programme’s Executive Director Ertharin Cousin is scheduled to depart tomorrow on a 10-day visit to four African countries. Her trip to Zimbabwe, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda will focus on hunger challenges and on WFP-supported local solutions that are helping battle under nutrition and build sustainable food security.
U.N. urges peacekeepers to redeploy to focus on South Sudan hot spots
Fighting between South Sudanese troops and armed groups in Jonglei has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes
Tropical storm Chantal soaks Dominican Republic
Tropical Storm Chantal dumps heavy rains on Dominican Republic as it weakens near Haiti.
Risk of sectarian killings in Pakistan, Syria "critical" - rights group
Muslim minority sects most at risk, and eight of 10 countries at top of list have been subject to foreign military intervention, says new report from Minority Rights Group
U.N. urged to consider drones, gunships for South Sudan mission
SOUTHSUDAN-UN/:U.N. urged to consider drones, gunships for South Sudan mission