Tobi Soniyi in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in London, the United Kingdom called on the global community to give greater support to countries devastated by terrorism and civil strife. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said the presiden...

Kayah State is aiming big when it comes to electrification. A local minister said plans are in the works to bring light to every house in the state within three years. It’s a tall order when almost one-third of the state’s population still lacks electricity. But Kayah State’s Minister of Road,...

As the number of refugees in Zambia’s Kenani transit centre exceeds 5,000 individuals, unaccompanied and separated children make up an alarming 60 per cent

About 355,000 refugees from Burundi and DR Congo live in western Tanzania, where they are barred from working or setting foot outside their makeshift camps. The conditions are "miserable," as Prosper Kwigize reports.

During a visit to Peru following the flows of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, UNHCR chief says ensuring legal pathways to stay should be a regional priority.

Ethnic youth groups in Kayah State say they want to get more involved in the peace process. The Ethnic Youth Exchange, a forum taking place in the state capital Loikaw this week, heard a call to those involved in peace discussions to consider the views of the next generation. Organising commit...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has received an additional 30 million Swedish krona (approximately US$3.6 M) from the Government of Sweden to support the agency’s work in Myanmar in the areas of democratic governance, local development and environmental sustainability, according to a...

In Quetta, Pakistan, Nida and her fellow trainees are gaining vocational skills, equipping them to take advantage of new livelihoods opportunities.

In eastern DRC where incessant conflict has displaced millions, UNHCR is working with grassroots organizations to provide legal and psychosocial aid to communities. Thousands of women and children like Rosette who have been forcibly displaced by the ongoing conflict in north-eastern DRC are often e...

Fifty teachers from various localities will be trained from April 8 to 12 to uplift Kayah literature and culture, according to the Kayah Literature and Culture Committee’s secretary Khu Peh Nyoe Reh. The training is given to primary teachers who can teach Kayah literature in line with five points...