U.S. Special Operations Forces will train Mozambican marines
On March 15, the U.S. Government and the Government of Mozambique launched a two-month Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) training program. U.S. Special Operations...
Liberia to Power its Economy Through Improved Energy Access and Job Creation
Liberia’s efforts to transform the lives of poor people have received a huge boost with financing approved today by the World Bank. Two new...
Cabo Verde Received the First Batch of COVID-19 Vaccines
Cabo Verde received Friday, March 12, its first batch of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, sent through the COVAX Initiative, a partnership between the Government of...
Urgent funding needed for Mozambique, facing ‘triple threat’
Two years after Tropical Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Kenneth swept through Mozambique in March 2019, killing hundreds and leaving more than two million people...
Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every 8 hours over past 10 years
The grim ten-year anniversary of the war in Syria has left 90 percent of the country’s children in need of help, as a triple...
If you don’t feed people, you feed conflict
Conflict drives hunger, and when that turns to famine, that then drives conflict, the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, adding that...
Unprecedented number of women leaders, but parity still far off
While the number of women heads of State or in government around the world has reached unprecedented levels, the challenge in achieving gender equality still remains, according to new UN data released on Wednesday.
The...
Inclusive political process key to Sudan’s transition
The political transition in Sudan is moving forward, though formation of the legislative council and other important milestones have yet to be achieved, the...
Women in Europe need ‘greater economic independence’ to avoid poverty
Women in Europe should be given “greater economic independence” through equal pay, childcare support and the sharing of domestic duties to ensure that they...
InvestEU: EU programme to encourage investment
InvestEU continues EU efforts to boost investment in Europe, support the recovery and prepare the economy for the future.
MEPs will debate and vote on...