The leaders of four different Karen political parties met over two days to discuss how to merge their organisations into one for Burma’s next general election in 2015. In an effort to merge the parties, leaders of the Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party, the Karen People’s Party, the Karen State Democrac...

Representatives of 17 ethnic rebels attending a conference in Laiza, Kachin State, officially signed an agreement on Saturday, in which they conditionally supported a government-proposed nationwide ceasefire agreement. Only one group, the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), did not sign. Na...

News Stories, 16 March 2016 A Syrian refugee hugs her daughter moments after reaching the shores of Lesvos island in an inflatable boat earlier this year. GENEVA, March 16 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency said today that more than one million people, mostly refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanist...

MOMBASA, Kenya, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Explosions struck the town of Wajir in northern Kenya near the border with Somalia on Monday evening and one person was killed in a gun attack that coincided with the blasts, emergency workers and police said. A police officer said the assault was probably carrie...

Women's groups have welcomed a government initiative to help women who have experienced domestic violence, and called for the project, so far limited to Yangon and Mandalay, to be extended throughout the country. The new One-Stop Women’s Support Centre (OSWSC) was set up to help women who have su...

ABUJA, March 30 (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber intercepted in northern Cameroon last week before she could blow herself up is not one of 219 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in the Nigerian town of Chibok in 2014, an African public advocacy group said on Wednesday. The abduction of abo...

The extreme north of Cameroon is suffering a food shortage exacerbated by climate change and conflict with Boko Haram. Fighting has spread across the borders from Nigeria into the countries of the Lake Chad region creating a refugee and famine crisis. It was once a tourist destination, but now peopl...

Japanese Ambassador Mr. Tateshi HIGUCHI and chairpersons of the committees from the states and regions concerned signed the grant contracts for five projects on 17 March. Under these contracts, Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP) Scheme will provide a total of U...

The Myeik authorities is planning to build a one-stop service pier in Myeik to check marine products, such as fish and prawns, meant for exports. As part of the service, teams are expected to inspect the products directly on fishing vessels. A meeting to discuss the matter was held on 25 November. ...

Le ministre de la Réconciliation et de la Cohésion nationale, Kouadio Konan Bertin était hier, dans les locaux du Haut-commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés (HCR) sis aux II Plateaux. Au nom du gouvernement, il a félicité Angèle Djohoussou, la représentante de cette institution onusienne,...