Aid News
News on development and aid topics collected by The Road to the Horizon
Place of Health and HealingAn amazing view from the roof of our new community center down onto our landscaping and food security program. This beauty makes our campus a place where patients feel respected, dignified, and… |
Asia-Pacific nations must ramp up cooperation in health sector - UN officialCountries in the Asia-Pacific region must step up their cooperation to tackle the threat of highly infectious diseases - including H1N1 - crossing borders, a senior United Nations official said… |
Zambia: NGOs Under ProbeMORE than eight non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are under investigation for alleged money laundering and other illegal activities, Home Affairs Minister Lameck Mangani has disclosed. |
Africa: Southern Africa Seeks CITES Approval for Sale of Ivory StocksSouthern African countries are seeking approval for the sale of their ivory stocks at an international conference on trade in endangered species. |
Rwanda: Kagame to Attend Pan African Media SummitPresident Paul Kagame, is set to attend a landmark Pan- Africa media conference that begins tomorrow at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. |
Russian Opposition Activists, Journalists On Hunger Strike In AstrakhanSeveral opposition politicians and journalists have begun a hunger strike in the Caspian city of Astrakhan to demand a halt to what they say is the persecution of opposition activists in the southern… |
Council Of Europe Wants Armenian Election Reforms By 2011The Council of Europes Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) has agreed to give Armenia until the end of this year to reform its electoral system. |
US Rights Group Tells President Bakiev: Stop this Crackdown.The US Helsinki Commission criticized the Kyrgyz governments stoppage of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty broadcasts in a statement yesterday, calling on President Bakiev to stop this crackdown on… |
In EU, Frustration With Georgia Now EvidentThe EU fired a warning shot across Georgias bow when the president of the European Commission told Georgias visiting prime minister that further democratic reforms are essential if Tbilisis ties with… |
South Africa: Internet Access Through Broadband Up 50 Percent - SurveyTHE number of South Africans accessing the internet via broadband connections has increased by more than 50% in the past year, says a new survey. |
Qanimat Zahid is FreeJailed on charges of hooliganism that media advocates believe were politically motivated, Qanimat Zahid, an Azerbaijani opposition journalist, has been pardoned. To see a video of his release, click… |
Chavez Relocates Eastern EuropeIn a video from December 2009, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez proudly shows his knowledge of geography to a visiting delegation of Belarusian dignitaries. Chavez claims that Belarus — considered… |
Yes, Russia Today, But What Do You Really Think?Russias international English-language broadcaster apparently thought better of a video report on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clintons visit, titled Hillary Clinton In Moscow To Pay Lip Service… |
WTO needs political miracle for 2010 Doha dealGENEVA (Reuters) - Members of the World Trade Organisation are likely to conclude next week that it will take a political miracle to agree a new trade deal this year, consigning yet another Doha… |
