Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the UN Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO), warns that current efforts are not enough to achieve the SDG 7 on time. There has been some progress on specific elements…
“Our common interest in preserving the domain of outer space, a province of humankind that benefits us all, requires agile and multi-stakeholder governance responses,” he wrote in the introduction. The policy brief examines some of the “unprecedented” changes underway in outer space, including the sheer volume of satellites being launched into orbit, the participation of the…
Moscow: Russian military company Wagner has claimed full control over the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which is currently at the center of the war. According to international media reports, both Russia and Ukraine have suffered heavy losses during the ongoing war in Bakhmut. If Wagner’s claim turns out to be true, it would be…
Occupying Israel has banned Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Moroccan gate: Photo: File Occupied Jerusalem: The Israeli soldier who stole the key to Al-Aqsa Mosque returned the key years later. According to Arab media, Yair Barak, a former paramilitary officer of the Israeli forces, returned the key to the Moroccan door of Al-Aqsa…
London: Scientists have discovered a way to naturally turn off the ‘anxiety gene’ in the brain. The breakthrough will help scientists develop new treatments for anxiety disorders. According to research published in the scientific journal ‘Nature Communications’, anxiety disorders are currently the most commonly diagnosed psychological problems affecting 25% of the population at some point…
The aim is to reinvigorate international engagement around key issues, such as human rights, in particular women’s and girls’ rights, inclusive governance, countering terrorism and drug trafficking. “The meeting is intended to achieve a common understanding within the international community on how to engage with the Taliban on these issues,” the UN said in a…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called the Public Order Bill “deeply troubling legislation”, after it completed its passage through parliament on Wednesday. “It is especially worrying that the law expands the powers of the police to stop and search individuals, including without suspicion; defines some of the new criminal offences in a…
Brazil has renewed diplomatic ties with China, its largest trading partner. Brazilian President Lula de Silva visited China along with his cabinet delegation. Today, the two countries agreed to cooperate in the fields of investment, technology and sustainable development. The Brazilian President signed several agreements with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. On this occasion, Chinese…
The 2016 peace deal between the authorities and the FARC-EP militia group ended five decades of conflict, and the report is the first to cover verification of its chapters on comprehensive rural reform and ethnic issues, in line with a Security Council resolution adopted in January. The report spans the period from late December to…
A worldwide network of water analysis laboratories and a tool to foster collective national level action to improve coordination on water management, were among the commitments announced on Thursday by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the margins of the UN 2023 Conference, which has been…
