Civil defence members in northwest Syria criticise the UN and international community for a slow aid response after two deadly earthquakes. By Linah Alsaafin & E K Benj Syrians living in the rebel-held northwest region have decried the lack of humanitarian aid for victims of two powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria, describing catastrophic…
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El-Sisi, Ramkalawan, Sall lead African leaders to Dubai for World Government Summit 2023
By Jerry Omondi & E K Benj Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan and Senegalese President Macky Sall will led other African leaders to Dubai, in United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the World Government Summit 2023. The three leaders will join over 10,000 international government officials, thought leaders, global experts and decision…
Two Ugandans missing after Turkey, Syria earthquake – Minister Oryem as death toll hits 20,000
By Priscillah Maloba & E K Benj Uganda State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Okello Oryem has assured the public that there is no Ugandan who has died in the Turkey and Syria earthquakes, saying, however, two are still missing. The most powerful earthquake to strike Turkey and Syria in nearly a century occurred on…
Let me be clear; every dollar the United States invests in Uganda is held to its highest standards of oversight – US Ambassador Natalie E Brown Speaks on US Shs3.4 trillion support to Uganda govt
By Arthur Arnold Wadero, E K Benj & Ritah Kemigisha updated at 7:00 EAT on Thursday 09th February 2023 The United States government has revealed that it spent Shs3.4 trillion on supporting various development programmes in Uganda in 2021.While unveiling the ‘Report to the Ugandan People’ at the Embassy House in Kampala yesterday, US Ambassador…
Uganda ends mandate of UN Human Rights Office
By URN The Government has terminated the operations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Uganda.OHCHR, a department of the United Nations Secretariat, is mandated to promote and protect the enjoyment and full realization, by all people, of all rights established in the Charter of the United Nations…
5000 Feared Dead as Rescuers work through night after Turkey – Earthquake
Summary Australia to give $10m in aid Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said his government would provide an “initial” $10m in aid, to go to humanitarian groups. “Australia’s assistance will target those in greatest need,” he said, expressing his condolences to those affected. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who is visiting Australia,…
UN: Fake medicines kill almost 440,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year
In sub-Saharan Africa, as many as 267,000 deaths per year are linked to falsified and substandard antimalarial medicines, a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report found. In addition, up to 169,271 are linked to falsified and substandard antibiotics used to treat severe pneumonia in children. Trafficking these products is also taking a direct economic toll…
US tracking suspected Chinese surveillance balloon
The US is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted flying over sensitive sites in recent days. Defence officials said they were confident the “high-altitude surveillance balloon” belonged to China. It was most recently seen above the western state of Montana. But military leaders decided against shooting it down as there were…
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