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United Nations Refugee Agency Helping Congolese Refugees in Gabon Return Home
The United Nations refugee agency is helping hundreds of Congolese in Gabon, that left their homes during the 90s civil war, to return to their country over the next week as a Sunday deadline by the Gabonese government looms for the 9,500 people to either...
Changing Attitudes in Nigeria to Contraception
Health workers say an apparent rise in contraceptive use in Nigeria stems largely from a willingness by traditional and religious leaders in some regions to use their influence in promoting reproductive health.
United Nations Central Emergency Rapid Response Fund Releases $11m in Response to the Famine in Kenya
The United Nations Central Emergency Rapid Response Fund on Tuesday disclosed it has released $11 million in response to the famine in Kenya.
Northern Cameron Facing Famine
The mainly extreme northern region of Cameroon bordering Chad and Nigeria, are threatened by famine.
UK Temporary Work Visas No Longer Able to Convert to Permanent
Migrants coming to the United Kingdom (UK) to work on temporary visas will no longer be able to apply for settlement, under proposals just announced by the government.
Mouse Study Turns Fat-loss/longevity Link on Its Head
Since the 1930s scientists have proposed food restriction as a way to extend life in mice. Though feeding a reduced-calorie diet has indeed lengthened the life spans of mice, rats and many other species, new studies with dozens of different mouse strains...
United Nations World Food Programme to Feed Refugees in Northern Mozambique
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will provide over the next few days a further ten tonnes of food to the Maratane refugee center in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, following hunger-related deaths, notably among Ethiopian refugees,...
Thai Border Camp Population Constant Despite Third Country Resettlement
The population of the nine refugee camps along the Myanmar-Thai border in Thailand, which have been in existence for more than 20 years, is relatively stable, despite 11,086 refugees being resettled in third countries over the past year, according to...
