“Now is not the time to slash effective, lifesaving programs that help create a safer and more secure world,” said InterAction, an alliance of international organizations.
Today, global poverty is at an all-time low, hunger has been cut in half, and safe water is increasingly available.
In an unprecedented move, the African Union called on Congo’s government to suspend proclamation of the final results of the country’s Dec. 30 election, stating that it had “serious doubts” about their veracity.
With continued revelations of Russia’s attempts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a specious narrative has come back into circulation: that Moscow’s campaign of political warfare is no different from U.S.- supported democracy assistance.
Government implemented price-hikes on fuel cause mass protests in the Zimbabwe. Security Forces begin their biggest crackdown against public unrest.