GABORONE, BOTSWANA – There was a collective sigh of relief for more than 350,000 HIV-positive patients in Botswana, after the southern African country’s Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the government in a legal tussle over the supply of life-prolongi…
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Botswana’s HIV Patients Relieved as Legal Battle Over Medicine Ends
GABORONE, BOTSWANA – There was a collective sigh of relief for more than 350,000 HIV-positive patients in Botswana, after the southern African country’s Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the government in a legal tussle over the supply of life-prolongi…
Read MoreInitiative Aims to Expand Diabetes Treatment
GENEVA – On the eve of World Diabetes Day, November 14, the World Health Organization is launching a new initiative it believes will allow greater access to life-saving insulin at lower prices for a greater number of people suffering from diabetes. Mo…
Read MoreGambia Sues Myanmar for Genocide Against Rohingya Muslims
UNITED NATIONS – In a highly unusual move, the tiny West African nation of The Gambia on Monday filed a lawsuit against Myanmar, accusing it of perpetrating a genocide on ethnic Rohingya Muslims which forced hundreds of thousands to flee the Asian nati…
Read MoreCameroon’s Opposition Supporters Defy Protest Ban
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON Combat-ready troops were deployed in Cameroon’s capital Saturday as supporters of opposition party leader Maurice Kamto defied a ban on protests against the outcome of the 2018 presidential election. Kamto and his backers contend he w…
Read MoreLandslide Caused by Rains in Cameroon Kills 34, Leaves Hundreds Homeless
Authorities in Cameroon have deployed soldiers and rescue workers after a torrential downpour caused a landslide that killed at least 34 people overnight near the western town of Bafoussam. Rescue workers spent Tuesday searching through the wreckage o…
Read MoreRenew Mandate of United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Central African Republic with Focus on Elections, Top Official Urges Security Council
CAte d’Ivoire’s Delegate Stresses Support of African Members for Lifting SanctionsThe ranking United Nations official in the Central African Republic appealed to the Security Council today to renew the mandate of the Organization’s peacekeeping mission…
Read MoreRural Population ‘Left Behind’ by Uneven Global Economy, Speakers Note, as Second Committee Debates Poverty Eradication
Despite a significant reduction in the rate of worldwide extreme poverty, speakers stressed that eradicating it has slowed, especially in rural areas, as the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) met to take up that issue today.Daniela Bas, Directo…
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