Tag Archives: NGOs

Credit: Torture Museum, Amsterdam, via Wikipedia by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, February 07, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (IPS) – Hinting at “Western hypocrisy”, a senior UN official once told a group of reporters, perhaps half-jokingly: “When you go on one of those sight-seeing tours in Europe, …

CNN  —  The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has ordered all local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to stop their female employees from coming to work, according to a letter by the Ministry of Economy sent to all licensed NGOs. Non-compliance will result in revoking the licenses of said NGOs, the …

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 20 (IPS) – When world leaders, numbering over 150, make their annual political pilgrimage to address the General Assembly in the third week of September, the security at the world body is exceptionally tight. And this …

Operatives of the Plateau State Police Command have arrested two suspected child traffickers who escaped being lynched by irate mob in Tundun Wada, Jos North local Government Area of the state.   Addressing newsmen in Jos on Friday, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Bartholomew Onyeka, said acting on a tip-off …

The Cabal Talk Show, created and directed by the entrepreneur and filmmaker, Oluwatosin Alex Ayilara, provides an atmosphere where young minds can freely discuss different aspects of life, social issues, and their experiences. Whilst the first segment of The Cabal Talkshow; Ladies Cabal launched a few weeks ago, The Men …

Many NGOs suspended in 2021 remain in limbo. There have been allegations that the organisations’ suspension was because they were critical of President Yoweri Museveni’s government and policies. Graphic Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS by Issa Sikiti da Silva (kampala) Monday, July 18, 2022 Inter Press Service Kampala, Jul 18 (IPS) – Nearly …