WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Yohei Sasakawa. Credit: Sasakawa Leprosy Initiative By Busani BafanaGENEVA, Jan 31 2024 (IPS) Tuji Sode detached himself from his family and hid himself from the public, embarrassed by his condition, which in biblical times meant exclusion from society […]

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Around 8,000 internally displaced persons in North-Kivy province have now sought refuge near Mweso Hospital which currently hosts over 251,000 people in urgent need of assistance.

The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, with CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe while on tour in Africa. Some commentators have questioned the effectiveness of US foreign policy in Africa. Credit: CAF media By Promise EzeABUJA, Jan 30 2024 (IPS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s week-long tour across four […]

Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim By Ameenah Gurib-FakimPORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Jan 29 2024 (IPS) The Republic of Mauritius, an island nation, experienced its latest flash floods since the last bad one in 2013. These floods resulted in the loss of lives and hefty bills for car insurers with over 3000 cars have […]

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNRWA’s chief urged countries who suspended funding to re-consider while over 2 million people is depending on the organization for survival as war and displacement continue.