Briefing ambassadors on the UN Security Council, Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative for the Central African Republic (CAR), recalled the 15 January explosion which targeted a patrol from the mission, killing one peacekeeper and wounding five others. “Explosive ordinance devices (EODs) and light weapons are not only a threat to the population and peacekeepers but equally…
Mr. Grandi stressed that UN refugee agency (UNHCR) convoys with more relief supplies are on the way. “We are ready to mobilize additional resources to support the humanitarian efforts of the Government and people of Armenia,” he said. UNHCR said earlier this week that most of those streaming across are vulnerable, including mainly older people, women and…
In a statement on Friday, the experts said that emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence-based biometric surveillance systems, are increasingly being used “in sensitive contexts”, without individuals’ knowledge or consent ‘Urgent red lines’ must be drawn “Urgent and strict regulatory red lines are needed for technologies that claim to perform emotion or gender recognition,” said the experts,…
Ohio: Banning fruit and menthol flavors could curb the burgeoning youth vaping crisis, a study has suggested. According to 70 percent of 14- to 21-year-old vapers, they would quit if the e-cigarette tasted like regular cigarettes. The United States and the United Kingdom are currently in the grip of an epidemic of child vaping. Reports…
Oman: Syria has agreed to cooperate with Jordan and Iraq to end drug trafficking through its borders. According to international media reports, a historic meeting was held in Jordan’s capital Amman to end the 12-year conflict in Syria, in which diplomats from the Gulf countries, including Syria, participated. The foreign ministers of Syria, Egypt, Iraq,…
The members of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries also called for greater oversight by the Government as well as stronger integration of human rights in domestic policies. “Armenia stands out in its efforts to integrate the 1989 UN Convention on Mercenaries in its domestic legislation, specifically in Article 147 of the…
