Kenya’s tourism sector is taking another hit after a fresh lockdown announced last week for Nairobi and four surrounding counties due to a record surge in coronavirus infections. Victoria Amunga in Nairobi looks at Kenya’s important tourism industry and how tour companies are struggling to survive-VOA NEWS
Despite Fighting on Front Lines,Ukrainian women Don’t Have Standard Uniforms
Some 68,000 women are serving in Ukraine’s armed forces as of June, 10,000 of whom are engaged in combat.Women are occupying positions that until recently were considered men’s, and they often end up wearing men’s uniform.But thanks to volunteers, that might be changing.
UN Security Council Hears Briefings by Chairs of Its Subsidiary Bodies
United Nations Security Council meeting as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities.United Nations Security Council meeting as Chair of the Security Council Committee.
Sierra Leone Begins Vaccinating Healthcare Workers Against Ebola
An Ebola vaccine campaign has been launched by Sierra Leonean authorities, with at least 5,000 healthcare workers as the target. Ten years ago, during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, many healthcare workers caught the virus.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Briefs Special Political and Decolonization Committee
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in theMark G Near East (UNRWA), speaks during the meeting with the Special Political and Decolonization (Fourth Committee).
Gaza War Drives Up West Bank Unemployment,Poverty
West Bank Palestinians are suffering, while others in Gaza are in verge of starvation. The entire West Bank economy is collapsing, and they are unable to find employment in Israel. Reporting from Ramallah in the West Bank is Linda Gradstein.
Rohingya Recount Horrors of Being Kidnapped,Forced to Fight in Myanmar
About 740,000 Rohingya fled Rakhine and settled in Bangladesh refugee camps in the months that followed a brutal military crackdown in 2017. Both the insurgents and the junta have kidnapped and forced Rohingya into battle.
Amid Rising Prices Nigerians Seek Bargains at Thrift Stores
Nigerians are becoming creative as a result of increased pricing. Locally known as “okrika,” thrift shopping is very popular and offers a variety of reasonably priced options.
Hurricane Helene in North Carolina Killed Ukrainian Refugees
Twenty-five years ago, Anna Wiebe moved to the United States from Ukraine. Following Russia’s 2022 invasion, she was joined by four of her Ukrainian relatives who had fled the country.They settled in North Carolina.But then arrived Hurricane Helene.
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