She is the co-founder and CEO of HawKar, a start-up specialising in manufacturing electric vehicules for people with disabilities with the aim of improving their lives by providing convenient, accessible and sustainable mobility solutions. Ms. Jalouli spoke about her experience from the podium in the iconic General Assembly Hall at the opening session of the…
California: Instant messaging application WhatsApp has tested a new feature that will display statuses in an orderly fashion using a new ranking system. According to the WhatsApp beta info, the company is testing a feature that will show contacts’ statuses based on their popularity and importance, i.e. the people with whom users chat most often…
“We are very concerned about these developments, and we are actively seeking clarification from the Houthi de facto authorities regarding the circumstances of these detentions and most importantly to ensure the immediate access to those UN personnel,” Mr. Dujarric said. Of the detainees, two are women and nine are men. Six work for the…
The UN agency facilitates experts from China who share their knowledge and skills with farmers in the West African nation through a collaborative process known as South-South cooperation.* Cabo Verde consists of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, nine of which are inhabited. Although the country’s name means “Green Cape” in Portuguese, it…
The World Health Organization (WHO) study, conducted in partnership with Reaching the Last Mile (RLM), a global health initiative to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), found that rising temperatures and changing weather patterns are altering the spread of vector-borne diseases, posing significant health risks. As the geographical spread of disease vectors like mosquitoes expand, the…
After the name of the micro-blogging website Twitter, now its ‘domain name’ i.e. ‘URL’ has also undergone a major change. According to foreign media, Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, took ownership of Twitter in 2022 for 44 billion dollars. After buying Twitter, he made a surprising decision to change the name of this website…
London: A new study warns that climate change risks worsening brain conditions such as stroke, migraines, Alzheimer’s, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis. In a study published in The Lancet Neurology journal, researchers highlighted the potential effects of climate change on a number of neurological conditions. Sanjay Sisodia, professor and head of research at University College London’s…
Those are the questions that UN agencies on the ground in Madagascar are considering as the island nation struggles against climate change, huge humanitarian needs and persistent underdevelopment. UNICEF’s Deputy Representative, Head of Programmes Gilles Chevalier and Natasha van Rijn the Resident Representative for the UN Development Programme discuss how changes in the way they…
Following close on the heels of the study of climate change in Europe, published by WMO on Monday, the State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report highlighted the accelerating rate of climate change across several indicators such as surface temperature, glacier retreat, sea level rise and more. “The report’s conclusions are sobering. Many countries in the…
Texas: A hospital in the US has suspended its liver and kidney transplant programs after a doctor was found to have altered the records of transplant candidates. According to US media, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center issued a statement saying that inappropriate changes made by a doctor at the hospital disabled candidates on the liver…
