UNHCR wants to keep working in Afghanistan
UNHCR says Afghanistan urgently needs support and humanitarian aid GENEVA, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR…
Brazil to send multidisciplinary humanitarian mission to Haiti
People gather outside the Petit Pas Hotel, destroyed by the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti BRASILIA, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Uganda closes 54 NGOs operating in the country
President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda ordered Friday the suspension with immediate effect of the…
Ebola: Guinea, Ivory Coast scramble to vaccinate, isolate contacts
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forty-nine cases of people having been in contact with a young Guinean woman who…
EU chiefs to visit Afghan evacuation centre in Spain
MADRID, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU’s two top officials will visit a reception centre in Spain on Saturday for…
Covid-19: North America surges as pandemic eases elsewhere
PARIS, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covid-19 pandemic continued to surge in North America this week even as it eased…
Grace to regain hurricane force after lashing Mexico’s Yucatan
CANCÚN (Mexico), Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Grace grounded flights and forced tourists to spend the night in shelters on…
Criminals in Italy and Germany increasingly using cryptocurrencies: Enforcement agencies
BONN (Germany), Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Criminals in Italy and Germany are increasingly making use of cryptocurrencies, according to the…
Peru’s foreign minister quits after claiming CIA responsible for insurgency
after claiming CIA responsible for insurgency People hold signs that read ‘Béjar Out’ LIMA, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s Foreign…
Past disaster failures haunt quake-ravaged Haiti
The arrival of personnel, supplies and humanitarian aid continues to quake-ravaged Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five days after…