UK Suspends Visas for Nigerians, Prioritizes Ukrainian Nationals
The UK has temporarily suspended applications for work, study, and family visas in Nigeria because it is “prioritising applications made under the Ukraine family scheme, in response to the humanitarian crisis arising from the invasion of Ukraine.” “We are still currently unable to offer priority visas for visitor applications in Nigeria. Standard visitor applications are […]
Can the IMF Really Drag Zimbabwe Out of Its Crisis?
Zimbabwe’s coffers are empty. Salaries for the army and air force have been delayed for several weeks; and other civil servants will only receive their pay cheques by the middle of July. For the government and 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe, this latest cash crunch couldn’t have come at a worse time, as a fierce succession […]
South African Firefighters in Canada to assist in Battling Raging Wildfires
It was with excitement and tears of joy as the 301 fire fighters and management members made their way to board flight AirCanada Boeing 777. The crew is expected to fly for over 20 hours before landing at their final destination, Canada where they will be assisting to supress wildfires. We wish them well. “As […]
Malawi: Local Women Abused in Arab Countries – Govt Warns
Government is warning Malawian women to turn down job offers in Arab countries from unknown job agents, saying unsuspecting women are thrown into prostitution. Secretary for Labour Patrick Kabambe said this after a consultant Trevor Kandoje released a report which shows that Malawian women are sexually abused in Kuwait, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. “Government […]
U.S. Senate Committee Threatens to Reduce UN Funding Over Abuse Cases
The chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee threatened Wednesday to reduce funding to the United Nations over peacekeeper misconduct. “What is wrong with the secretary-general of the U.N.?” Senator Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican, asked a hearing on ending sexual abuse in U.N. peacekeeping. “I think the U.N. is in great jeopardy of […]
Egypt Abstains From Voting On UN Resolution Against Sex Crimes By Peacekeepers
Egypt was the only country to abstain from voting on Friday on a measure aimed at preventing and combating “sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers.” During the vote on UN Resolution 2272 on Friday, the remaining 14 Security Council members voted in favour. The resolution endorses UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s decision “to repatriate a […]
Cultural Goods Remain Economic Driver in Digital Age – UNESCO Report
A United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report launched today finds that the trade in cultural goods doubled from 2004 to 2013 despite a global recession and a massive shift among consumers of movies and music towards web-based services. The study from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), The Globalisation of Cultural Trade: […]
Cote d’Ivoire: UNAIDS Piloting New Mobile Platform to Better Inform HIV Patients, Improve Health Care
Starting this month, a thousand people living with HIV in Côte d’Ivoire will receive additional health information through their mobile phones, the United Nations agency leading the world’s HIV/AIDS response announced today. The four-month pilot project in Abidjan is part of a collaboration between the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the telecommunications operator […]
Africa: Older Women Face Hardships, Discrimination, Report Shows
Millions of older women in Africa face health, economic and social problems which are inadequately addressed by government policies without providing lasting solutions, even as the world celebrates International Women’s Day. Global Age Watch Index Report 2015 published by HelpAge international and sent to CISA states that “older people all over the world experience many […]
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