YOKOHAMA – The United Nations World Food Programme has welcomed a contribution of around US$130 million from the Government of Japan to support vulnerable people in 37 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa amid the deepening global hunger c…
Continue ReadingRule of Law ‘All that Stands’ between Peace, Stability and Brutal Struggle for Power, Resources, Secretary-General Says, Opening All-Day DebateIncreased State consent to the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice and compliance w…
Continue ReadingLONDON — The past year has seen human rights crises worsening around the world, from Ukraine to China to Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said in its latest annual report, released Thursday.But new voices of leadership for championing human rights have …
Continue ReadingThe Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release four human rights defenders who were detained solely for their work documenting forced evictions in Addis Ababa and drop all charges against them, Amnesty International said today.D…
Continue ReadingADDIS ABABA, Mediators between Ethiopia’s federal government and authorities in the Tigray region, embroiled until last month in a brutal war, are stepping up efforts to enforce a truce as relations between the two sides inch closer towards normality. The Nov 2 ceasefire quietened a two-year conflict that killed tens of thousands and displaced […]
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — Lucy Kassa never expected to be a war correspondent. Working for a Norwegian magazine, the freelance journalist wrote about issues related to development and the economy in Ethiopia.But then fighting broke out in her home region of Tigray,…
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