13 July 2015 – United Nations agencies voiced concern today about the decision of Central African Republic authorities to deny refugees from the country the right to participate to the presidential election set for this fall. “The UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Aurélien A. Agbénonci, the [UN] High ...

By Alex Whiting COVENTRY, England, Nov 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - C hildren and schools are increasingly being used as weapons of war in many countries, and more should be done to protect education in war zones, U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown said on Thursday. "We ...

The Mon State government has allocated Ks 100 million special budget for Mon affairs and Ks 250 million for Bamar, Kayin, and Pa-O affairs in the Mon State, according to the Mon State Hluttaw Deputy Speaker Dr. Aung Naing Oo. “They (the government) make the allocations based on the existence of a...

Cordaid has decided to send back part of its expatriate staff to the Central African Republic and to progressively resume its activities. “The situation remains tense, but it is possible to work as long as you take all possible security measures”, says Philippe Adapoe, Cordaid’s French-Togolese coun...