Archive for October 1st, 2021
The U.S. government says it wants to partner with African countries to combat climate change.A U.S. climate envoy, who is in South Africa to prepare for a key conference next month, said the fight must be an international one."These kinds of damages do...
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October 1, 2021 Web Desk
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A major aid agency operating in Libya said Friday that it had reports that at least 500 migrants had been arbitrarily detained during a security operation in Tripoli announced by Libyan authorities.“We are hearing that more than 500 migrants, including...
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October 1, 2021 Web Desk
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The United Nations is calling on the Ethiopian government to rescind its decision to expel top U.N. officials from the country, warning the action puts life-saving humanitarian operations at risk. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva.On Thursday, t...
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October 1, 2021 Web Desk
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Burkina Faso on Friday suspended the Norwegian Refugee Council from conducting humanitarian aid work in the country, citing critical interviews given to the media, including VOA.In a letter from Helene Marie Laurence Ilboudo-Marchal, minister for human...
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General Antonio Guterres told Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed that Ethiopia has no legal right to expel seven U.N. humanitarian officials.Guterres told the Ethiopian leader in a phone conversation Friday that the world body does not accept Ethiopi...
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