Tag: people
Thousands of people seek refuge at UN base amid violence in South Sudan
At least 6,000 people have fled violence in South Sudan's restive northern region of Jonglei and sought shelter at the base of the UN...
60,000 people in South Sudan at risk of hunger amid inter-communal violence – UN
The World Food Programme(WFP) and Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday warned that 60,000 in South Sudan were staring at hunger due to recent...
People of Atuntumerem plead for development projects
The people of Atuntumerem in the Birim South District of the Eastern Region, on Monday pleaded with the assembly to provide more development projects...
CPC always puts people above everything else
At the critical moment when China aims to secure a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and eliminate poverty,...
Chinese, African people stick together in collaboration amid epidemic
On the evening of June 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 in Beijing, where he gave...
Kenya’s hearing-impaired people go to carpentry shop for COVID-19 information
To a casual eye, it looks like that Henry Okiki is incorporating his hands and facial expression to chat with a small group of...
Globally 3 billion people lack soap and water at home – WHO Boss
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that around the world, less than two-thirds of health care facilities are...
David Atanga Makes Donation To The People Of Bolgatanga To Fight Covid-19
Germany based Ghanaian winger David Atanga has donated items like sanitizers, liquid soap, gloves and masks to the people of Bolgatanga. The beneficiaries were...
Ghana joins the rest of the world to celebrate World Immunization Week
The World Immunization Week is celebrated every year in the last week of April (24-30 April), and aims at promoting the use of vaccines...
No evidence suggests people with COVID-19 antibodies protected from secondary infection
There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection, the World Health...
UN-Habitat launches COVID-19 response plan for people in informal settlements
The United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) on Thursday launched an urgent COVID-19 Response Plan for 64 countries focusing on immediate action in poor...
RE: Ambrose P. Dery accused of neglecting his constituents
"I sighted a piece of write up on a WhatsApp and other social media platforms by one Cornelius Naasoa Wuobar who is also the...
Anti-virus fight fully shows Chinese government serves its people
By Hu Xijin
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that if the COVID-19 death toll is kept to 100,000, it could be classified as “a...
All impoverished people contracting COVID-19 outside Hubei have recovered
By Qiu Chaoyi
All impoverished people contracting COVID-19 outside Hubei have recovered, said Wang Chunyan, an official with the State Council Leading Group Office of...
BRANDS FIGHTING CORONAVIRUS: Speak to people, not the topic
In the last few weeks, Ghanaian brands have joined the conversation about the Coronavirus. I’ve seen the same WHO guidelines quoted in different colours,...
Clashes displace 56,000 people in southern Somalia – UN humanitarian agency
The UN humanitarian agency on Tuesday called for the protection of about 56,000 civilians displaced by clashes between the Somali government and regional Jubaland...
Namibia, Botswana move to ease cross-border movement of people
Namibia and Botswana government agreed to facilitate the movement of persons in Impalila Island and Kasika Village by providing them with border passes to...
Indian PM Modi urges people to take lockdown seriously
As Indian authorities began to enforce curbs and restrictions across many states to contain the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said...
Humanitarian workers worry about impact of coronavirus on people in emergency zones
Humanitarian workers are concerned about the 100 million people living in emergency situations who depend on aid as the coronavirus spreads around the world,...
Explosion in Nigeria’s commercial hub displaces at least 276,000 people
At least 276,000 people were displaced following a heavy explosion that rocked the Amuwo-Odofin area of Nigeria's commercial hub and most populous city, Lagos...
Four more people test positive for COVID-19 in South Africa
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Monday announced that four more South Africans had tested positive for the COVID-19.
This brings...
Iran’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 124 with 4,747 infections
The outbreak of novel coronavirus in Iran has killed 124 people, Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced on Friday.
Kianush Jahanpur, head...
How China is feeding her people amid coronavirus lockdown
As the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Wuhan has been on lockdown for nearly a month. But the over 10 million people in...
Kenyan business people hope new South Sudan peace lasts
Kenyan businessman Patrick Mwangi was until six years ago a regular supplier of all types of furniture to South Sudan.
Mwangi, based...
1.9 million people need humanitarian assistance in NE Syria
A United Nations relief official on Thursday said that civilians remain extremely vulnerable in northeast Syria, while an estimated 1.9 million people require humanitarian...
Control, monitoring movement of people crucial to curb pneumonia outbreak
Chinese health authorities said on Monday that the control and monitoring of the flow of people is the top priority of the community-based efforts...
Women and people of color underrepresented at top film festivals – Study
Women and people of color are still underrepresented at top film festivals from 2017-2019 worldwide, said a new study released on Saturday.
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True story in Xinjiang: alleged ‘missing’ people found safe and sound
Hundreds of tweets using the hashtag "#StillNoinfo" were posted, with activists claiming their Uygur relatives and friends are still missing after China's Northwestern Xinjiang...
The Exploitation Of The People In The Name Of God
A typical Sunday in Ghana is a spectacle. Shops are closed, vehicular and human traffic in major towns and cities are at their barest...
Government must formulate policies to meet the needs of current and future generations –...
The Ghana Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Platform on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), have posited that the business of government is to improve the wellbeing...