Category: Poverty

Former UN Chief Kofi Annan remembered as a champion for world peace

August 21, 2018

Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize winner, passed away Saturday after a short illness at age 80. The career diplomat died in hospital in the Swiss city of Bern. He had been living near Geneva for several years. Annan, the only black African to become UN Secretary-General, spent 9 years serving as the world’s top … More Former UN Chief Kofi Annan remembered as a champion for world peace

San Francisco grapples with stubborn homeless problem

October 24, 2017

San Francisco continues to grapple with its persistent homeless problem. According to the City’s latest homeless count, some 7,499 folks in San Francisco are without a place to call home, a slight decrease of 40 persons or 0.5% versus the 2015 count. San Francisco has only 1,250 emergency adult shelter beds to deal with its homeless population. The city spends … More San Francisco grapples with stubborn homeless problem