Day Of The African Child

[ad_1] By Dr. Charles E. Owubah, CEO, Action Against Hunger  Growing up the son of farmers in Ghana, I understand the pain of going to bed hungry. Every year, for the months between planting and harvesting, we endured the “hunger season,” when no meal was certain. Life was difficult, but we got by with help from our extended […]

Pakistan, Somalia, Panama, Denmark and Greece elected to UN Security Council — Global Issues

[ad_1] They will replace Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland, whose terms end on 31 December. In a secret ballot, the elected countries secured the required two-thirds majority of Member States present and voting in the 193-member General Assembly. The new members will join existing non-permanent members Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone […]

Left-leaning parties lead as far right surges in Netherlands’ EU elections | Elections News

[ad_1] Exit polls show surge in support for populist Geert Wilders and his anti-immigration party after victory in national election last year. Left-leaning parties in the Netherlands are projected to have narrowly won the most seats in the country’s election for the European Parliament, even as the anti-immigration party of populist far-right nationalist Geert Wilders […]