Iraq: amid fears cholera outbreak may worsen, UN agencies step up support to government-led response United Nations Print | 6 November 2015 – With the cholera spreading further in Iraq, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which is providing assistance Iraqi health authorities, has today urged accelerated action to shield communities and families from the outbreak, which has already infected more th...
South Sudan declares end of cholera outbreak: Report Yahoo Daily News Juba, Nov 10 (IANS) South Sudan has declared itself to be free of cholera which had been spreading in the new-born state since last June, the media reported on Tuesday. | "There is no cholera in South Sudan anymore. The disease has completely be...
The Forgotten Story Of ... Wallabies star and Nagasaki survivor Cecil Ramalli The Guardian The diminutive scrumhalf, Australia’s first Aboriginal and Asian Wallaby, flourished in an age of acute racism and survived a host of traumatic experiences | @patrick_skene | At the turn of the 20th century the remote Australian town of Mungindi, G...
South Sudan: UN relief wing warns of 80 per cent increase in food insecurity over ... United Nations Print | 9 November 2015 – South Sudan remains engulfed in a spiral of violence – with clashes in southern and central Unity state having “intensified with grave consequences for civilians,” – and leaving at-risk populations food insecure ...
Odd Connection Between Night Robbery and Cholera All Africa [Arusha Times] What has crime, especially night robbery, to do with cases of Cholera outbreak in Arusha? Observers here have connected the dots linking such horrid crime with the killer disease in the City. ... ...
Poland's modest refugee policy proves controversial Al Jazeera The Polish government's decision to accept 6,800 refugees fleeing Syria and Eritrea has created a fierce debate dividing Polish society with opponents of the decision dominating the discussion. | Since January, almost 600,000 migrants from the Mi...
Vodou is elusive and endangered, but it remains the soul of Haitian people The Guardian Far from B-movie cliches, vodou is spiritual system and a way of life but even in Haiti, where it became an official religion in 2003, it faces prejudice and hostility | Sorry, your browser is unable to play this video. | Please install Adobe Flash...
Sierra Leone May Be Ebola-Free But The Virus Still Casts A Shadow National Public Radio 6:03 AM ET | Nahid Bedalia | i | Health workers in Sierra Leone check travelers entering the country from Liberia. Zoom Dosso/AFP/Getty Images hide caption | itoggle caption Zoom Dosso/AFP/Getty Images | Health workers in Sierra Leone check travelers...
Cholera can hit more areas in Iraq due to recent flooding: UNICEF Press TV The United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) has warned that the cholera outbreak in Iraq could sweep across the country, affecting more people, including displaced children and women. | “There is unfortunately a high risk that cholera wil...
Unicef Topix ERBIL, Iraq: A cholera outbreak in Iraq has spread to neighboring Syria, Kuwait and Bahrain, and risks turning into a region-wide epidemic as millions of pilgrims prepare to visit the country, UNICEF's Iraq director said. The disease, which can lead ...
Viral Video: Emma Watson Inspires Malala To Call Herself A Feminist National Public Radio 2:05 PM ET | Malaka Gharib | YouTube | In a video interview, actress and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson gets education activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai to do something she's never done before: call herself a feminist. | Th...
