Population
Trump Commits $300 Million To Fight Africa Famine
US President Donald Trump told Pope Francis on Wednesday he was committing more than $300 million (270 million euros)...
Greece To Clear Last Makeshift Refugee Camp In Athens
Efforts are underway to remove hundreds of refugees from an unhygienic makeshift camp at an ex-Olympics facility in...
Ghana Needs Measures To Stop Illegal Migration
A renowned International Migration Expert has noted that Ghana needs crucial steps both in the long and short term, to...
China, DR Congo Most Affected By Displacements In 2016
More than 31 million people were displaced in their own countries by conflict, violence and disasters in 2016, with...
More Than One Million On Brink of Starvation
reas outside the famine zones are also suffering from severe food shortages. It has been three months since famine,...
UN Refugee Chief Urges Libya To Free Refugees and Asylum Seekers
The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Sunday urged Libyan authorities to free all asylum seekers and...
Older Americans Warm To New Technology
Americans over age 65 have stepped up their use of technology, with a growing number using the internet along with...
India 10-Year-Old Child Rape Victim In Abortion Plea
A panel of doctors has met in India to discuss the case of a 10-year-old rape victim who is seeking an abortion. The...
Too Early, Too Many
Too early, too many Salamatu expresses her wish to have limited or spaced the number of children she had had “I work...
Breastfeeding Aussie Senator In Political First
A Greens senator has made Australian political history by becoming the first person to breastfeed a baby in the...
Growing African Repression Causing Migrant Exodus
African countries are becoming increasingly repressive and causing more people to leave their homes, British charity...
Exhibition of AFP Migrant Crisis Photos Opens In Brussels
An exhibition showcasing the work of Agence France-Presse photographers who have documented the hope and heartbreak of...
Migration and Development. The Challenge of Our Time?
Migration and Development. The challenge of our time? Migration, as always, is of major concern to countries poor and...
Diarrhoea Kills More Than 500 In Somalia Since January
Cholera and acute diarrhoea have killed more than 500 people and left tens of thousands of others sick in drought-hit...
Hungry S.Sudanese ‘eat Leaves and Seeds To Survive’
South Sudanese villagers are eating leaves from trees and precious seed stocks as food runs out in areas where famine...
US Withdraws Funding For United Nations Population Fund
The US has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning in...
US Withdraws Funding For United Nations Population Fund
The US has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning in...
Number of Kenyans Going Hungry Doubles To 3 Mn
The number of Kenyans needing emergency food aid has doubled in the past three months to three million, the Red Cross...
CCFC-Ghana Launches the ‘Promise’ Project
The Christian Children’s Fund of Canada has launched its flagship project to promote safe delivery and reduce...