The U.N. secretary-general expressed “shock” Thursday after the Ethiopian government announced the expulsion of seven senior U.N. humanitarian officials working in the country.“In Ethiopia, the U.N. is delivering lifesaving aid — including food, medici…
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UN Aid Chief to Ethiopia on Famine in Tigray: ‘Get Those Trucks Moving’
United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday he assumes famine has taken hold in Ethiopia’s Tigray where a nearly three-month long “de-facto blockade” has restricted aid deliveries to 10% of what is needed in the war-torn region.Griffiths …
Int’l Cultural Expo, Tourism Festival on Silk Road Open in Northwest China
DUNHUANG, China, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The 5th China Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo and the 10th Dunhuang Tour-Silk Road International Tourism Festival kicked off on September 24 in Dunhuang, a major hub on the ancient Silk Road in northwest China’s Gansu Province. Both events were organized by the Gansu Provincial People’s Government in […]
Mali Seeking ‘Better Ways’ to Contain Terrorism
Mali’s interim government appears ready to cast aside long-standing counterterrorism partnerships with the United States and France, saying that both countries have failed to make Mali any safer.But at the same time, Mali’s prime minister says reports …
Sudan Says It Repelled Attempted Incursion by Ethiopian Forces
Sudan’s military said on Sunday it had repelled an attempted incursion by Ethiopian forces in the border area between the two countries.The Ethiopian forces had been forced to retreat from the Umm Barakit area, a military statement said, without giving…
‘A Lot of Impatience’: Youth Climate Protesters Return to the Streets
Young climate activists from Greta Thunberg’s Friday for Future movement resumed mass street protests on Friday for the first time since the pandemic began, demanding drastic action from global leaders ahead of U.N. climate talks in November.From Nairo…