The Latest Breaking News from NGOs

States will be given “flexibility” to keep social workers as call operators

In tonight's edition: A warning alarm is being sounded at the United Nations General Assembly in New York as NGOs tell of a devastating humanitarian crisis. Some estimates say 140 million people in Africa are facing acute food insecurity, with tens of millions on the brink of starvation. Also, flooding…

In an open letter, more than 200 NGOs urge decisive international action to ‘end the spiralling global hunger crisis’.

South Africa is surrounded by 2,798km of coastline. Yet, oddly, the country doesn’t have a coherent maritime strategy underpinned by a related national strategy to safeguard its maritime interests.

Close to 100 bus shelters in different areas of the city are in a dilapidated condition

NGOs want investigation into border counter-terrorism operation that allegedly ended up bombing suspected smugglers

The signatories expressed their solidarity with “all of us” and termed the recent actions alarming and unfounded.

In Venezuela's El Callao mining region, countless small, artisanal miners that once sold gold to the government have left the area in the last year because accessible local supplies are depleted and President Nicolas Maduro has been striking deals with bigger miners, seeking more production and more revenue for the…

It is to give impetus to end tuberculosis in the country by 2025

Beyond signing cheques, corporates are recognising that what’s good for society is good for business

Hundreds of thousands of homes are under water in Sindh province. Locals have no food and say the state has abandoned them