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US: ICRC President welcomes historic step to prohibit nuclear weapons

21 Septembre 2017

NEW YORK, US, September 21 (Infosplusgabon) - The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, on Thursday congratulated world leaders for taking a decisive step towards ending one of the greatest threats to humanity by signing the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Italy: Conflicts drag down food security amid growing global food output - FAO

21 Septembre 2017

ROME, Italy, September 21 (Infosplusgabon) - Robust harvests in Latin America and rebounding agricultural conditions in Southern Africa are on course to improve the global food supply situation, but ongoing civil conflicts and climate-related shocks are affecting progress towards hunger reduction, according to the new edition of FAO's Crop Prospects and Food Situation report published on Thursday.

US: 'Farming, rural non-farm activities can provide solutions to rising youth employment in Africa'

21 Septembre 2017

NEW YORK, US, September 21 (Infosplusgabon) - Farming and rural non-farm-based activities still have untapped potential to generate employment opportunities for Africa's rising youth population, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has stressed at a high level forum - Harnessing Skills for Rural Transformation and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - held at the margins of the United Nations General Assembly.

US: ICRC President calls on political actors to resolve South Sudan political crisis

21 Septembre 2017

NEW YORK, US, September 21 (Infosplusgabon) - In an address to world leaders at a high-level side event of the UN General Assembly, ICRC President Peter Maurer has called on political actors, including regional powers, to resolve the political crisis at the centre of the suffering in South Sudan.