A selection of the most important news related to Africa, Asia, and Europe found in different media outlets from around the world

May 24, 2019
“This is a global human rights issue”, said WHO Assistant Director-General for Medicines and Health Products Mariângela Simão on Saturday at the WHO Forum on Medicines in Johannesburg. “Everyone […]
UN News,
May 3, 2019
The U.S. government’s development finance agency, the Overseas Private Investment Corp., aims to double investment in Africa to $12.4 billion to counter growing Chinese economic and […]
Bloomberg,
May 2, 2019
Over a thousand people are stricken with cholera as supplies of clean water run out. Volunteers and Mozambique’s medical services are trying to vaccinate almost a […]
The Africa Report,
March 14, 2019
Piracy and armed robbery at sea have long been regarded as a threat to international peace and security. But other types of maritime crime are just […]
ISS Africa,
March 7, 2019
Members of the United Nations Security Council are on a mission to West Africa where they are reviewing strides made in peacebuilding by both Côte d’Ivoire […]
UN News,
December 11, 2018
Leaders from 164 countries agree UN migration accord spurned by the United States and several other countries. The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration […]
Aljazeera,
December 5, 2018
This report reflects discussions held during the May 2018 Expert Group Meeting hosted by UN Women on women’s meaningful participation in negotiating peace and the implementation […]
unwomen.org,
November 15, 2018
SA can use its position on the UN Security Council to be more than just a troop-contributing country. By 1 January 2019 South Africa will be […]
ISS,