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Millions of People in South Sudan Will Face Hunger This Year If Urgent Action is Not Taken
Millions of people in South Sudan will face hunger this year if urgent action is not taken, according to a joint report issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
European Commission Scaling Up Humanitarian Assistance for the Sahel Region of Sub-Saharan Africa
The European Commission is scaling up its humanitarian assistance to €123.5 million for the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa where 12 million people are at risk of hunger.
Arab League Asks for U.N. Help in Sending Its Observer Mission Back to Syria
The U.N. Secretary-General said Wednesday that the Arab League has asked for U.N. help in sending its observer mission back to Syria, where the bloody anti-government crackdown has intensified in recent days. Ban Ki-moon said he and the Arab League chief...
Formalities Complete for Eskom Inquiry
A Presidential Proclamation has formalized an inquiry that will see Eskom and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) cooperating in rooting out possible corruption at the power parastatal.
Department of Trade And Industry Looking to Run Regular Small Business Census
The Department of Trade and Industry wants to run a regular small business census to help improve its support and funding to the sector as part of a revised policy to boost support to small businesses. How People Arrived Here: department of trade and...
New EU Rules Agreed for Organic Wine
New European Union (EU) rules for “organic wine” have been agreed in the Standing Committee on Organic Farming (SCOF), and will be published in the Official Journal in the coming weeks. With the new regulation, which will apply from the 2012 harvest,...
Top Government Officials From South Africa And Mozambique Meet in a Bid to Find Practical Solutions to Rhino Poaching
An urgent meeting has been held by top government officials in South Africa and Mozambique in a bid to find practical solutions to the scourge of rhino poaching. How People Arrived Here: african government officials
Mayor of London Announces Formal Decision to Create London Legacy Development Corporation Responsible for Regeneration Legacy From the London 2012 Games
The Mayor of London has announced his formal decision to create a Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) that will be responsible for the regeneration legacy from the London 2012 Games. The new body, to be called the London Legacy Development Corporation,...
