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European Union commits €53billion aid a year, make it count say NGOs

November 29, 2011October 20, 2016 Global Authorafrica, aid donor, Barack Obama, Busan, EU, Hillary Clinton, international aid, NGO's, US, US Politics

(Busan, 28/11/11) The world’s biggest aid donor, the European Union, should stand up for ambitious proposals to tackle global poverty at the Busan High Level Forum (HLF4) aid summit say NGOs. CONCORD, Europe’s Relief and Development NGO confederation present in Busan, urges European leaders to make its extensive aid programme more effective ahead of tomorrow’s summit. . Read More

Rwanda achieves high rank in actionaid’s scorecard

October 19, 2011March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergActionAid Rwanda, africa, food crisis, HungerFREE, Rwanda, scorecard, women farmers

Further action needed to face food, climate crisis October 19th, 2011 (Kigali-Rwanda) Rwanda ranks 3rd in its capacity and preparedness for the triple crisis confronting the world’s food system, according to research in 28 developing countries. The ActionAid report released today, On the Brink: Who’s best prepared for a climate and hunger crisis?, shows that Rwanda is one of... Read More

Let us not become complicit in the continued political rape of the Rwandan People

October 12, 2011 Global Authorafrica, Carnegie Melon University, Education Development, john karuranga, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Rwanda peoples party

President Jared L. CohonPresident, Carnegie Melon University5000 Forbes Avenue,Pittsburgh, PA 15213 RE: RPP/CRP-1/4551/10/JLC/JK/01/11/CMURPLondon, 12 October 2011 Dear President Cohon: Ref: CMU-Rwanda Partnership I write to you on behalf my party, the Rwanda People’s Party that has been fighting for a peaceful, democratic and non-violent change in Rwanda since May 2010. The RPP is the voice of the most disadvantaged Rwandans… Read More

The Greatest Show on Earth: UN General Assembly?

September 29, 2011 Global Authorafrica, Europe, Palestine, scott morgan, UN General Assembly, United nations

It is that time of the year again. New York becomes the dream spot for virtually every Foreign Policy Junkie around the World. Every World Leader except for a few venture to the United Nations for the Annual Session of the General Assembly. This year a question on Facebook actually pondered which Leader would give the most off-the-wall speech this… Read More

Burundi Massacre: Learning From Past Genocides

September 27, 2011 Global Authorafrica, Burundi, Burundi Africa, Burundi Killings, Burundi Massacre, Burundi Murders, Genocide, horn of africa, Massacre, war, World News

Gunmen disguised as police led a bar massacre near the Burundian capital of Bujumbura last Sunday, with an estimated 36 people killed one by one. The brazen attack has heightened fears of a civil war in the landlocked, East African country of 8.3 million. Burundi is no stranger to massacres. Genocides and civil wars between Hutus and Tutsis claimed the… Read More

Should CNN be kicked out of Africa?

September 20, 2011 Global Authorafrica, CNN, Libya

As CNN and the western media cheered and encouraged the over throw of Brother Gadhafi in Libya the question is whose side is CNN on?. According to CNN Sabha — a dusty city southwest of Tripoli — has long been considered a staunch pro-Moammar Gadhafi stronghold, but many of its residents greeted fighters from the new government warmly as they… Read More

“$431 million in food and non-food emergency assistance is not enough”

August 1, 2011October 20, 2016 Global Authorafrica, al-shabaab, famine, food insecurity, Hillary Clinton, horn of africa, Obama, US

The United States is deeply concerned by the humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa and today’s announcement by the United Nations that a famine is underway in parts of Somalia. The United States is the largest bilateral donor of emergency assistance to the eastern Horn of Africa. We have already responded with over $431 million in food and non-food… Read More

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