Nonprofits Urge Addition of Deadly Noma Disease to WHO List

The disfiguring disease noma, found mainly in poor areas of sub-Saharan Africa that lack health care, kills 90% of victims, most of them children, when left untreated. Noma is preventable, and to that end, aid groups are urging the World Health Organiz...

Rumba Shimmies onto UNESCO Cultural Heritage List

Congolese rumba is among at least nine new entries on UNESCO’s “representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.”UNESCO is making its 2021 designations this week, recognizing cultural heritage ranging from Arabic calligraphy to falc...

Cameroon Military Denies Torching Houses, Killing Civilians

Villagers in Cameroon's conflicted Northwest region claim military troops searching for rebels this past week killed at least 13 civilians, including children. Cameroon's military denies the allegations.Cameroonian government officials and non-governme...

18 WFP Aid Trucks Commandeered in Northern Ethiopia

For the second time in a matter of days, food aid for starving Ethiopians has been stolen from the World Food Program in northern Ethiopia, the United Nations said Monday.“On the evening of December 10th, a group of armed actors – believed to be either...

UN Condemns Forced Expulsions of Asylum Seekers from Libya

The United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is condemning the forced expulsion of asylum seekers and migrants by Libyan authorities, warning of the risks many face when returned to the homes they fled to escape persecution.Two ...