Regional Commissions of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) in Laayoune and Dakhla

COVID-19: UN agency opens food corridor in Africa

The United Nations World Food Program has negotiated a humanitarian corridor to keep food aid flowing in southern Africa during the Coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reports. Several Southern African governments have closed borders, canceled flights and imposed strict entry and quarantine requirements to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. Up to 45 million people in […]

Morocco: Wildfires destroy 6600 hectares of forests as authorities control most blazes

Wildfires that have been raging over the last couple of days in different forests in northern Morocco have so far destroyed 6600 hectares, while efforts are underway with most blazes coming under control by July 17. The national agency for water resources and forests said the wildfires broke out amid exceptional drought and a heatwave […]

Doha Climate Change Conference – No Big Hope for Africa

Climate change has emerged as one of the greatest challenges to international community. Increasing frequency and intensity of natural calamities caution that changing climate would have severe implications for economy and society and have potential to alter the course of development across the world. In absence of robust infrastructure, resources and technologies to cope with […]