Friday 30 November 2012
Under a United Kingdom-funded initiative, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization is encouraging communities to earn more income by processing animal skins, making soap from bone marrow and crafts from camel bones.
Thursday 22 November 2012
This effort brings together the AUC’s leadership, FAO’s technical expertise and renewed commitment to fight hunger as well as the political backing of former Brazilian President Lula Da Silva.
Tuesday 20 November 2012
Tens of thousands of civilians have already fled – including many who were previously displaced – and the humanitarian and security situation has deteriorated dramatically since fighting between M23 and the Congolese army (FARDC) resumed some 30 km north of Goma on 15 November.
Tuesday 13 November 2012
During the fourth high-level ministerial and Senior Officers preparatory meeting held in Morocco in May, Japan’s strategy for low-carbon growth as a way of addressing climate change was rejected by Africans who felt that the proposal does not meet the continent’s position on climate change negotiations.
Sunday 11 November 2012
The Cassava Varieties and Clean Seed to Combat CBSD and CMD (5CP) project will facilitate sharing of five of the best varieties from Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Uganda for regional testing across the countries to speed up the development of varieties with dual resistance to the two diseases.
Friday 26 October 2012
In many cases families have, despite tireless requests and efforts to trace relatives in different places of detention, been left with no information about their fate and only learnt of their whereabouts through Amnesty International.
Tuesday 16 October 2012
The group is doing well in banana farming thanks to new improved banana varieties and a new technology of getting disease-free planting material rapidly known as macro-propagation.
Friday 12 October 2012
GSK will also outline new commitments to share detailed clinical trial data to enable additional scientific inquiry and analyses to further scientific knowledge and help bring benefit to patients.
Wednesday 10 October 2012
International and national agricultural researchers converged in Arusha, Tanzania from 1 to 5 October to identify priority research areas and develop a strategic roadmap for an ambitious project that seeks to improve the livelihood of farmers in East and Southern Africa through better and more efficient integration of crop and livestock in their farms.
Friday 5 October 2012
Despite Global Slowdown, African Economies Growing Strongly―World Bank Urges Countries to Spend Their New Oil, Gas, and Mineral Wealth Wisely.
Tuesday 2 October 2012
The initiative will lower the unit price of these devices substantially, which will have a profound impact on the well-being of women and girls globally, says Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Director General of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Thursday 27 September 2012
Currently, 1.5 billion people live in countries affected by violent conflict, and more than 8 million children have been killed or disabled through violent conflict. Working in partnership with local and regional experts, civil society and multilateral organizations, governments and businesses, PeaceEarth will work to promote peaceful conflict resolution through youth empowerment, access to knowledge, capacity-building and cultural diversity.
Saturday 15 September 2012
Proper management of the country’s many local disputes will require significant reform of both military and civilian aspects of conflict resolution, notably better coordination between local notables and the government and better coordination among the Libyan Shield Forces, the army and the groups that make up the border guard. It also demands bottom-up reform of the army and police.
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Prisoners complained that they only ate once a day at irregular times and that the food was insufficient and of poor quality.
Wednesday 5 September 2012
The “Making Cities Resilient Report 2012” provides a global snapshot of how local governments reduce disaster risk and was undertaken by a team from the London-based International Institute for Environment and Development led by Senior Fellow, Dr. David Satterthwaite.
