After 10 years fighting in the bush – it’s time to go home
Foreign combatants with armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can find it hard to return home once they decide to stop fighting. The UN Mission in the country (MONUSCO) is helping them to demobilize, and adjust to a new life.
CARACAS, Mar 18 (IP
CARACAS, Mar 18 (IPS) – Doris MartÃnez was a cook in a Venezuelan restaurant that closed its doors; she emigrated to Colombia, got sick from working long hours standing in front of a stove, and returned to her country where, together with her husband and children, she runs a busy fast food kiosk on a road in Valles del Tuy, near the Venezuelan capital.Read the full story, “Informal Workers Face Up to the Crisis in Latin Americaâ€, on globalissues.org →find more fun & mates at SoShow now !
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Biden tells China’s Xi of the implications of assisting Russia in call, official says
A White House official declined to lay out the specifics of any potential U.S. response, but said that Biden was “detailed” and “direct” with the Chinese leader.
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Informal Workers Face Up to the Crisis in Latin America
CARACAS, Mar 18 (IPS) – Doris Martínez was a cook in a Venezuelan restaurant that closed its doors; she emigrated to Colombia, got sick from working long hours standing in front of a stove, and returned to her country where, together with her husband and children, she runs a busy fast food kiosk on a road in Valles del Tuy, near the Venezuelan capital.
Read the full story, “Informal Workers Face Up to the Crisis in Latin America”, on globalissues.org →
UNITED NATIONS, Mar
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 18 (IPS) – The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF), which is expected to provide retirement, death, disability and related benefits for staff, upon cessation of their services– has a staggering portfolio amounting to over $81.5 billion ranking far, far ahead of the UN’s annual budget of $3.1 billion and its average peacekeeping budget of over $6.4 billion.Read the full story, “Dont Risk our Multi-Billion Dollar Pension Fund in Wall Street, Warn UN Staffersâ€, on globalissues.org →find more fun & mates at SoShow now !
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Samoa locks down after recording its first community COVID-19 case
A 29-year-old woman tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday during routine testing before boarding an international flight.
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