Water, source of Samoa’s ‘cultural identity’ and national wealth: A UN Resident Coordinator Blog

PNP DeskMarch 22, 2023September 11, 202409 mins

As the UN Water Conference continues at UN headquarters in New York, Simona Marinescu, the UN Resident Coordinator in Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tokelau explains why finding a solution to provide all people access to clean and safe water remains a priority for the UN. “Water is life. No other definition captures quite so aptly…

Afghanistan: 8 people including 5 journalists were killed in a bomb blast at a cultural center

PNP DeskMarch 11, 2023September 10, 202403 mins

Mazar-e-Sharif: 8 people were killed and many were injured in a bomb blast during an event for journalists in Afghanistan. According to foreign news agency Reuters, eight people, including five journalists, were killed as a result of a bomb blast during an event held by journalists at a cultural center in the Mazar-e-Sharif district of…