Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, received Saturday Japan’s Ambassador to Egypt, Oka Hiroshi, to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in the health sector. The meeting discussed ways to benefit from Japanese expertise in the field of human development…
Confirmation of famine in Sudan’s North Darfur state is a sobering reminder of the international community’s responsibility to deliver life-saving aid immediately, the acting UN relief chief said on Friday. Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya, the UN humanitarian coordinator, said immediately opening aid access is vital to delivering relief…
Vietnamese energy expert Ngô Thị Tố Nhiên was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison late last month, according to the International Federation for Human Rights. Vietnam’s government has not made any recent public announcement regarding Nhiên’s case or the apparent sentencing. Nhiên, executive director of the Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition Social Enterprise (VIETSE…