I was a member of ARM, so our one and only goal was to protect the rights and improve the living conditions of the refugees. Going into the simulation I felt prepared enough to make our argument, but the second day I was definitely more comfortable speaking after seeing how everything had to be done. I think my group accomplished… Read more »
For the simulation I was a part of the UNHCR, so we were serving as mediators for the most part trying to get a deal done between Budan and Gilbia. I was only there for the second day of the simulation. Throughout the second day our group’s main focus was to accomplish a short term deal between Budan and Gilbia… Read more »
During the simulation I didn’t speak up much during the moderated caucuses as we had one group member essentially acting as the speaker. Therefore, my role in the simulation was to go to other groups and gather information. During each unmoderated caucus, I would meet with the various groups formed and try to understand their goals and find what they… Read more »
My role in the simulation was being apart of the UNHCR. In all honesty I felt I wasn’t very prepared for the simulation. At the time the actual summit began I did not know what UNHCR even stood for, nor did the members of my group. However, in my defense, we did not have the experience most of the students… Read more »
In Cape Town, South Africa, flooding has killed at least 60 people as reported by authorities on Wednesday. These floods were caused by torrential rainfall that hit the country last week. The rainfalls had left buildings collapsed, rivers burst, and sinkholes had been ripped into roads. In addition to the flooding, these rainfalls also collapsed the walls inside a church,… Read more »
The article that caught my interest this week about Sub Saharan Africa was about Mozambique. The Cyclone Kenneth killed at least one person and left a trail of destruction in northern Mozambique, destroying houses, ripping up trees and knocking out power, authorities said on Friday. The cyclone was so strong the cyclone brought storm surges and wind gusts of up… Read more »
CAPE TOWN — Flooding in eastern South Africa has killed at least 60 people, the authorities said on Wednesday, after torrential rains collapsed buildings, burst rivers and ripped sinkholes in roads. Thousands more people were displaced, according to Lennox Mabaso, a government spokesman in KwaZulu-Natal Province, where the worst flooding occurred. Officials were providing urgent humanitarian support, he added, and… Read more »
JOHANNESBURG — Cyclone Kenneth dumped heavy rains in northern Mozambique on Sunday, flooding parts of a provincial capital, prompting evacuations and complicating efforts by rescuers to reach remote areas. The storm has killed at least five people so far, the government said. Many roads were washed out, and aid officials said they had been able to reach some badly affected… Read more »
(Reuters) – Standing casually and turning their heads to stare straight at the camera, Ndakazi and Ndeze look like any cool selfie pros – only these posers are gorillas. The picture showing the two orphaned female gorillas posing like humans was taken in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park and has gone viral since it was published on the… Read more »
SULULTA, Ethiopia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Last month, local officials strolled through a neighborhood on the fringes of Sululta, several kilometers north of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Flanked by policemen, they daubed red crosses on homes and pinned notices on doors. The notices – a copy of which was obtained by the Thomson Reuters Foundation – ordered residents whose… Read more »