Sudan, and Darfur in particular, are facing a humanitarian and security crisis after a war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), although ethnic conflicts in Darfur date back more than two decades. Fatima*, a resident of the city of El Geneina in West Darfur state, where…
UNESCO first developed its Recommendations on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence back in 2021, when much of the world was preoccupied by another international threat, the COVID-19 pandemic. The Recommendations, which were adopted by the 194 UNESCO Member States, contain concrete guidance on how public and private money can be channelled to programmes that benefit society. Since…
OHCHR is urging the authorities to halt deportations, which are set to begin on 1 November, Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told journalists in Geneva. Currently, more than two million undocumented Afghans are living in Pakistan, at least 600,000 of whom arrived after the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. ‘Grave risk’ of violations “We believe…
File photo The Kremlin says the deal with Wagner was made to avoid bloodshed, the Wagner chief would go to Belarus and the case against him would be dropped. The Kremlin said in its statement that the Wagner Force members will not be prosecuted either. The statement said that the Ukrainian plans will not be…
“We are hurtling towards disaster, eyes wide open”, he said. “It’s time to wake up and step up.” Mr. Guterres was speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters following a meeting with civil society climate leaders from across the world. ‘Catastrophe’ looms He said limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible but will…
The United States has begun legislation to increase the debt ceiling to avoid default, after which the fear of bankruptcy is over. According to foreign media, economists were showing fear of the bankruptcy of the United States in the past few days, which has now ended, and in order to avoid possible bankruptcy, legislation has…
Speaking from Ndjamena, Pierre Honnorat, director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Chad, said that as the country moves into the lean season in-between harvests, food assistance could grind to a complete halt. “Chad is surrounded by countries with crises and hosting some 600,000 refugees from Sudan, Niger, Cameroon and Central African Republic….
The Saudi government has issued guidelines to combat digital fraud, Photo: File Riyadh: The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has issued instructions to pilgrims to avoid banking fraud. According to the Saudi media, pilgrims from abroad are reaching Makkah in extraordinary numbers to achieve the happiness of Umrah this year. Incidents of forgery and…
—File photo Prince Harry, who is part of the British royal family, has revealed that his older brother Prince William did not like to face the media during the holidays. Prince Harry wrote in his book ‘Spear’ that Prince William preferred not to come to Cloisters, preferring to live behind his grandmother’s residence in Norfolk,…
