Customs find smuggled ivory at HK airport
Hong Kong authorities seized about 57.6 kilograms of suspected worked ivory concealed in three tailor-made vests inside three pieces of luggage unclaimed, which arrived from Zimbabwe at the Hong Kong…
Research: Majority of young girls in conflict-affected Africa victims of abuse from own family or partners
More than half of adolescent girls displaced by conflict-torn areas in Africa suffer some forms of violence, said a new study conducted by researchers at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public…
UN agency works to fill humanitarian vacuum in north DR Congo after aid groups’ departure
The United Nations migration agency is responding to the urgent humanitarian needs of more than 27,000 displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) eastern province of North…
German government earmarks €6.8B to help mitigate causes of displacement in Africa and the Middle East
The German government has stepped up its efforts in crisis prevention, humanitarian aid, and providing new prospects for the people of Africa and the Middle East to help persuade more…
Globalization of Asian tobacco companies is a looming threat to public health
Asian tobacco companies have began exporting their brands to fast growing markets in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Middle East, based on a new study conducted by a team of researchers…
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