Brazil Donates Rice To WFP Refugee Operation In Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today received 1,513 metric tons of rice, valued at US$718,000 (more than 13 million Ethiopian birr), from the Government of Brazil to assist refugees living in various camps in Ethiopia.
Busting some myths about land title, women and poverty
The idea that giving women title to land they farm would ease their poverty leads to complex discoveries, such as the power of customary law and tradition to keep men in control, and the irrelevance of land title where governments are weak or corrupt
A man stands outside the United Nations demonstrating for an independence referendum for the region of Abyei to choose whether it wants to be part of Sudan or South Sudan, in New York
A man stands outside the United Nations demonstrating for an independence referendum for the region of Abyei to choose whether it wants to be part of Sudan or South Sudan, in New York September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Demonstrators chant outside of the United Nations as they ask for an independence referendum for the region of Abyei to choose whether it wants to be part of Sudan or South Sudan, in New York
Demonstrators chant outside of the United Nations as they ask for an independence referendum for the region of Abyei to choose whether it wants to be part of Sudan or South Sudan, in New York September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A boy sucks his thumb next to his mother during a demonstration outside of the United Nations in New York
A boy sucks his thumb next to his mother during a demonstration outside of the United Nations, asking for an independence referendum for the region of Abyei to choose whether it wants to be part of Sudan or South Sudan, in New York, September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Two men hold flag of South Sudan as they chant outside of United Nations, in New York
Two men hold the flag of South Sudan as they chant outside of the United Nations, asking for an independence referendum for the region of Abyei to choose whether it wants to be part of Sudan or South Sudan, in New York September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Sudan almost doubles fuel, gas prices in economic crisis
SUDAN-ECONOMY/:Sudan almost doubles fuel, gas prices in economic crisis