Africa: UN defends Zim on human rights

Harare, Zimbabwe - The largest global tourism summit organized by the United Nations ends with officials defending Zimbabwe's role as co-host after years of abuses of human and democratic rights in the southern African nation.

The 180-member United Nations World Tourism Organization said Thursday it re-elected Taleb Rifai of Jordan for a second four-year term as its secretary general at the

Malala Yousafzai Gets Peace Prize

A teenager shot in the head by the Taliban has been awarded a prestigious peace prize for her courage and determination.

Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, received the 2012 Tipperary International Peace Award

Pakistani student Malala Yousafzai was the latest in a line of notable recipients of the Tipperary International Peace Award.

The 16-year-old education activist was attacked by Taliban gunmen last October after she campaigned for girls to go to school without fear in part of the country where fundamentalists had once imposed strict Sharia law.

UN youth group hails Ghanaian NGOs

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A United Nations Youth Group from Switzerland have expressed their utmost satisfaction on the critical roles played by various Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Ghana. 

The United Nations Youth Group from Switzerland who are in the country at the invitation by their Ghanaian counterpart made this known during an on-going monthlong cultural exchange.

The exchange is to allow them realize the role of NGOs and how NGOs conduct their corporate social responsibilities. The UN youth are a group of young and dynamic tertiary students with the passion to change society through volunteerism and skills acquired in schools.