The United Nations (UN) will spin off its humanitarian news service Integrated Regional Information Networks (Irin) as an independent Swiss-based foundation, after getting a US$ 25 million (RM83.7 million) 15-year investment from a Hong Kong-based philanthropist: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/281699
The deal aims to leave the UN to concentrate on core humanitarian work while allowing Irin, which began by faxing news about Africa in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, to expand with offices in Geneva, New York, and London.
Irin plans to add Chinese and Spanish language services to its existing English, French, and Arabic output, as well as to boost output on mobile devices, Irin’s interim director Ben Parker told a news conference in Geneva on Thursday.
