April 19, 2005 – 12:00 am
At least 129 journalist and other media workers were killed in 2004 — likely the largest number since the International Federation of Journalists kept keeping records of media killings in the 1980s. That number is expected to rise as more information about journalist deaths is collected.
According to the IJF’s annual report (emphasis added),
The IFJ casualty […]
April 18, 2003 – 12:00 am
World Food Program Executive Director James Morris appeared before the United Nations Security Council in early April urging the world not to forget the 40 million Africans who are still in danger of starvation.
Morris told the Security Council,
Commitments to humanitarian aid are political choices and this council is the most important political forum in the […]