Authorities in Myanmar are implementing a five-year project for the development of the electricity sector. The authorities will provide electricity to villages through solar power and wind energy. Electricity generation, without connecting the towns to the grid, is being implemented by spendin...

For 12-year-old Barwako, another day passes in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, without her going to school. The timid Somali girl has been affected by a skin disease since she was four and has been ashamed of her appearance for most of her life. “Whenever I go to school, the children insult me and...

With over 4 million Venezuelans now living in exile, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie today appealed for more leadership, more humanity and more support to countries bearing the brunt of the crisis. “This is a life and death situation for millions of Venezuelans,” Jolie told journalists at a pr...

The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), an alliance of eleven ethnic minority guerrilla groups in Myanmar, announced it will take part in next week's peace conference convened by the government. UNFC took the decision Thursday night during a meeting at Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, fo...

The Voter Education and Monitoring Group, comprising 25 civil society organisations, will in October launch a nationwide campaign to compile the list of eligible voters for the 2015 general election. The list compilation is expected to complete by the middle of next year. In a pilot project with ...