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SAD! Mother In Police Custody For ‘Cutting Baby’s Throat’

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after a baby was found dead at home

US Convent loses 13 nuns to coronavirus

"We couldn't contain the grief and the sorrow and the emotional impact", she said.

We will hire staff based on skills, talents not degrees - Donald Trump

The federal government will no longer be narrowly focused on where you went to school, but the skills and talents that you bring to the job," Trump said.

In Partnership with UN Technology Agency, China Offers Developing Countries Access to Satellite System

Countries will be trained on the system, its underlying techniques, as well as options for customization and localisation.

Uruguay Makes History as First Country to Ratify ILO’s Violence, Harassment Convention

Uruguay considers that the cross-cutting nature of Convention No.190 makes it a very useful tool to improve the legal and labour relations framework already existing in the country.

COVID-19 Sacks Thousands of Migrant Workers in Kenya

Many work in the informal sector, whose nature leaves migrants vulnerable to COVID-19's worst impacts. Moreover, many cannot access public services or many of the government’s public COVID-19 relief measures.

Darfur War Crimes: Kosheib’s Surrender to ICC Excites Human Rights Watch, Says It’s A Major Advance for Justice

“Justice is not always immediately possible, making the ICC’s role as a permanent court so critical,” Keppler said.

As Protesters Storm Europe, Rights Group Says Brutal Slave Ships Killed 20,000 People

In the central Mediterranean, by far the deadliest stretch, Italy and Malta have shamelessly squabbled and dithered over rescues, even as they closed their ports and struck bilateral deals with Libya to block the boats.

Humanitarian Hub Reduces South Sudan’s Carbon Footprint

With its installation, current energy costs will be reduced by an estimated 18 per cent, which includes a significant reduction in CO2 emissions and noise pollution.

South-South Cooperation Points toward Better Future, UN Report Says

Regional funds and trade pacts for emergencies could help in this respect with targeted financial resources both to save their small and medium-sized producers and strengthen regional supply chains.

COVID-19 Pandemic: 16.2m People in 3 Countries Dealing With Crisis Levels of Acute Hunger- FAO

In Somalia, 3.5 million people are projected to face crisis or worse in the coming months - three times the number at the start of the year.

Aftermath of COVID-19 Border Closure, Hundreds of Women, Girls Trapped in Precarious Situations

Without a doubt, COVID-19 is presenting critical challenges for humans everywhere.

Libya: Pressure Mounts for Fresh Approach in Libya as Incidents of Distress Boats Surge, 4,000 Migrants Rescued

Many of those intercepted or rescued and returned to Libya this year have been taken to unofficial detention centres where they can easily fall into the hands of smugglers and traffickers.

Renewed Religious Crisis Is Tearing Libya Apart, Intelligence Report Says

on April 29, al-Ghariani once again stirred up tensions with a fiery speech on the Al-Tanasuh television channel in which he condemned the Salafists and al-Abbani.

Torrential Rain Wrecks Havoc in Burundi, Sacks 45,000 People

Over 2,100 victims of severe flooding and mudslides in the country are receiving help from IOM.

Disaster Looms in India, Bangladesh as COVID-19 Stalls Cyclone Harold’s Rescue Operations, UNCTAD Chiefs Say

technological solutions should take into consideration the higher risk for the elderly in the case of COVID-19.

It’s Anxiety for Pregnant Bhatt, 20, as Nepal Grapples With COVID-19

When the pain started reaching an unbearable level, I was taken to the nearby health facility

UN Agencies Float TAP to Strengthen Developing Countries’ COVID-19 Responses

Without access to lifesaving technologies, many developing countries are unprepared for the potentially devastating impact of COVID-19

Transform COVID-19 Response Measures into Comprehensive Social Protection Systems, ILO Urges Developing Countries

recovery will only be sustained and future crises prevented if they can transform their ad hoc crisis response measures into comprehensive social protection systems.

DR Congo’s City Braces to Produce 20 Tons of Tilapia Weekly

Tilapia Production in Cages Project implemented by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and partners

Madagascar Provides Free Transportation for Pregnant Women

“We will return home with the same transport, and I can tell you, frankly, this service is a blessing,” said Sonia.

COVID-19 Crisis: Fairtrade Highlights Other Critical Essential Workers Aside Doctors, Nurses

from garment sewers to tea pickers, from banana plantation labourers to cotton mill workers - all over the world, millions of workers have been hit hard by the impacts of COVID-19

Hackers blackmail Trump with “tons of compromising material”

attackers requested $21 million in ransom material on the singers for 756 gigabytes.

How Government Leaders Promote Hate Crimes, Xenophobia

the pandemic continues to unleash a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scaremongering

COVID-19 Pandemic Will Spell Catastrophe for Yemen, Health Workers Warn

I have risked my life during heavy bombing to save many mothers from complicated pregnancies. - Ms Ahmed

COVID-19: Farmers, Workers in Developing Countries Get Fairtrade’s Relief, Resilience Funds

Relief Fund targets immediate needs, it is clear that the pandemic will also have an extreme effect on global supply chains and trade worldwide, often with the impact only to be felt in the next planting/harvest season.

UNCTAD’s Assessment Carpets Tanzania on e-Commerce

The assessment of the country’s readiness to engage in e-commerce has revealed its potential to become a leading contender in online trade in east Africa, especially on mobile finance and digital payment fronts.

Madagascar 's angry president attacks WHO, claims local herbs cure COVID-19

Rajoelina put his name and prestige on the line of ads as a cure for the drug.

COVID-19 is Challenging Multilateral Agencies’ Capacity, Revealing Countries’ Economic Weaknesses- ILO’s Chief

The most immediate and severe components of this crisis may end soon, but its consequences, for people, economies and our planet, will be with us for a long time

Troops Killed 75 ‘Boko Haram terrorists in Niger

According to UN data released in October, the country is home to 120,000 refugees from Nigeria as well as 110,000 internally displaced people within Niger.

DR Congo Still Facing Ebola with COVID-19 Pandemic

The first case of COVID-19 was reported last March 10 in Kinshasa. Since then, the number of COVID-19 patients has increased, exceeding 700 cases at the beginning of this May.

Zambia: Our Interests are in Initiatives That’ll Boost Agriculture Value Chain, Minister Says

... the government is keen about such initiatives because of their substantial benefits to farmers and other players in the chain.​

Two Brothers Murder 16-Year-Old Sister For Having Sex With Relative

Police detained seven other members of the family for questioning, and to protect them from outraged local residents, he added.

Number of IDPs Shrinking in Africa, Report Says

The reason is largely due to one development: 1.3 million Ethiopians displaced by communal violence in 2019 went home’’, the UN migration agency

Hundreds of African Migrants Stranded, Says UN Migration Agency

Every year scores of migrants, mainly from landlocked Ethiopia, pass through Bossaso seeking to cross the Gulf of Aden to war-torn Yemen and hoping to proceed onward to Gulf countries, particularly Saudi Arabia.

COVID-19 Crisis Presents New Problem for Sex Workers, Rights Group Says

But without work, as strip clubs close and clients dwindle, sex workers struggle to survive.

IMF still considering Covid-19 request from Zambia

IMF asked member countries to commit to enhanced reporting of crisis-related expenditure and to conduct and publish independent, ex-post audits of crisis-related expenditure, to ensure transparency of procurement

Military plane crashes, kills all onboard

The deceased was a cadet and a flight instructor flying a small plane in Zlin, NAN says.

‘There Will Be Blood in the Streets’ If Bill Gates Continues to Push for Vaccinations, Rick Wiles Warns

hey’re coming after us and our families. They have an evil agenda and the government needs to know there will be an uprising if they try to do it.

World Bank approves $100 million to improve governance for service delivery in Malawi

It will strengthen accountability relationships between citizens and local government to ensure that increased resources are transformed into quality priority local development projects

Gunfire trade between North and South Korea after Kim Jong-un reappears

The reappearance of Kim Jong-un in public, announced by North Korean state media on Friday, followed an unexplained absence of nearly three weeks that ignited intense global speculation about his safety

Liberia: UNFPA, WHO Co-leading COVID-19 Surveillance, Contact Tracing Efforts

It was an eerie reminder of the Ebola epidemic that gripped Liberia six years ago.

COVID-19 Crisis: UNFPA Projects 7m Unintended Pregnancies If…

Women’s reproductive health and rights must be safeguarded at all costs”

COVID-19 Crisis: As 370m Kids Miss School Meals, WFP, UNICEF Urging Countries to Avert Nutrition & Health Risk

We don’t want to put our children at risk.

UN Agency Seeks $20.4m to Halt COVID-19 Transmission in Iraq

IOM’s Global Crisis Response Platform provides an overview of IOM’s plans and funding requirements to respond to the evolving needs and aspirations of those impacted by or at risk of crisis and displacement in 2020 and beyond

In A New Report, UNCTAD Calls for Debt Deal for Developing Countries

Essential to any such international agreement would be the swift establishment of an advisory body of experts with entire independence of any creditor or debtor interests.

In Chad, Rural Communities Cut-off from COVID-19 Messages

Corona virus is a dangerous disease.

As UNCTAD Takes UNGIS Leadership, Kituyi Harps on Saving Lives, Nurturing Livelihoods

UNGIS is the UN inter-agency mechanism for advancing information and communications technologies (ICT) policy coherence and programme coordination.

Soaring Stigmatisation, Ill-treatment of Migrants Worries UN Agency

IOM is concerned that migrants are being stigmatized and associated with the risk of importing diseases