Support from the Costa Rican Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and local nonprofits is allowing refugees the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial ideas and compete for start-up funds. Costa Rica has developed standout systems of protection allowing...

Thai businessmen have proposed to buy cashew nuts produced from the Taninthayi Region and also provide technical assistance, cashew growers said. Businessmen from Thailand recently visited Taninthayi and inspected cashew trees cultivated in the coastal region. They proposed to provide technical a...

Somalia's government has offered an amnesty to fighters with al-Shabab, the armed group whose leader was reportedly targeted on Monday night in a US air strike. Following a cabinet-level security meeting, Somali authorities gave al-Shabab fighters 45 days to take up the offer, Security Minister K...

Myanmar will implement an elevated expressway project at the inner ring road of Yangon city and the project's first phase will be undertaken in the east wing of the city, Myanmar News Agency reported Thursday. Tender for the first phase of elevated four-lane ring road expressway project is underw...

Armed ethnic groups have agreed to meet with the Myanmar government next month for peace talks despite reservations over a number of conditions imposed under a proposed nationwide cease-fire agreement. The talks will be held “in the third week of May” in Yangon, said Naing Han Tha of the Nationwi...

Around 2,000 people ran on Sunday to celebrate the integration between Venezuelans and the population of Manaus, one of the main destinations for refugees and migrants from Venezuela, who seek protection and assistance in Brazil. The fraternization took place during the unpublished Manaus #ComOsR...