South Sudan Women’s Right Activist Wins Amnesty Intern...
Riya William Yuyada is seen in a photo posted Aug. 21, 2021, on her Twitter (@theonlyriya1)\
A South Sudan women's rights activist has been named one of three winners of an award given by Amnesty International USA recognizing women who the ... Read More
Migrants Face Tough Conditions In Libyan Detention After Cra...
A United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) staff member registers migrants inside a detention centre at Ain Zara, in Tripoli, Libya, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed
Hundreds of migrants in Libya's Ain Zara detention centre live in basic conditions, sleeping ... Read More
Covid: New WHO Group May Be Last Chance To Find Virus Origin...
Questions around the origins of Covid-19 centre on Wuhan, where the virus first emerged
The World Health Organization (WHO) says a new taskforce may be the last chance to find the origins of Covid-19.
It has nominated 26 experts to join the ... Read More
Prince William: Saving Earth Should Come Before Space Touris...
The BBC's Adam Fleming interviewed Prince William on the Newscast podcast
Prince William has suggested entrepreneurs should focus on saving Earth rather than engaging in space tourism.
The Duke of Cambridge said great brains and minds should be "trying to repair ... Read More
VOA Interview: US Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield returned to public service earlier this year when President Joe Biden nominated her to be the representative of the United States to the United Nations.
The veteran diplomat had a 35-year ... Read More
Ghana, UNESCO Propose Centre For Excellence At KNUST
Ghana and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), have proposed the establishment of a new Centre of Excellence in Engineering Innovations, Manufacturing and Technology Transfer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Dr Yaw Osei ... Read More
Ghana, Japan Sign Two Grants Agreements Worth $36.50 Million...
Ghana and Japan, have signed a $36.50 million grant agreement for Tema-Motorway Roundabout Phase II construction project and additional funding for the rehabilitation of the National Truck Road N8 (Assin Foso-Assin Praso Section) Phase II.
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister, signed ... Read More
Congolese Human Rights Advocate Wins Award For Work With Fem...
From left to right: Nobel peace laureate Layman Gbowee, Julienne Lusenge, winner of 2021 Aurora Prize and Mary Robinson, former Irish President, Rome, Oct. 9, 2021. (S.Castelfranco/VOA)
Human rights activist Julienne Lusenge of the Democratic Republic of Congo was recently proclaimed ... Read More
WHO Donors Seek Deeper Probe Into Congo Sexual Abuse –...
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Director General of WHO
Major Western donors have pressed the World Health Organization to launch a deeper external probe demanding how a major sexual abuse scandal in the Democratic Republic of Congo involving its staff was ... Read More
U.S. To lift Canada, Mexico Land Border Restrictions In Nov ...
The United States will lift restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico for fully vaccinated foreign nationals in early November, ending historic curbs on non-essential travelers in place since March 2020 to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Homeland Security ... Read More