Historically, the peace process in Myanmar has been dominated by men. Peace talks have focused on “security” as the main factor in ending conflict. In the past, negotiations between the military government and insurgent groups including the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) and ethnic armed organiza...

New York, US - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing food to thousands of refugees who were recently displaced by the escalating Nigeria's terror group, Boko Haram violence and urged that it required some US$11 million to continue to meet those needs. WFP spokesperson Ms. Elis...

In Mbilé refugee camp in the east of Cameroon, home to 11,000 people from Central African Republic, making even a small fire has all too often been the stuff of nightmares. Until last year, the women in charge of such chores would have to walk up to five hours a day to pick up what firewood they ...

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has condemned Thursday's terrorist attack on a mosque in Umurari village near Maiduguri Borno state in which over 22 lives were lost. He has assures that with the current renewed determination of the Nigerian security agencies, coupled with the regional and internationa...

Despite a drop in the number of refugees and migrants reaching Europe last year, the dangers many face along the way have in some cases increased, according to a new report by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, setting out changing patterns of movement. The Desperate Journeys report found that sea arr...

A ceremony to hand over the temporary farming rights certificates to local farmers was held at the hall of Dawei, city of Taninthayi Region, on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister of Taninthayi Region U Myat Ko said that according to the temporary statistics, three districts of ...

Boko Haram militants have slit the throats of 12 people in northeast Nigeria as the army was trying to evacuate civilians from the area, a military source and a witness said on Friday. The Islamist group has been driven out of much of the huge swathe of territory they controlled at the start of the...

23 February 2017 – The United Nations Security Council today extended for another year the mandate of the UN Integrated Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau, known as UNIOGBIS, and urged all political actors in the country to implement the provisions of the Conakry Agreement signed last October. ...