The risk of a US default had increased; Photo: File Washington: To save America from default, the government and the opposition party agreed to bring a debt ceiling bill. According to the American Broadcasting Corporation, this decision was made after long negotiations between the ruling party, the Democrats, and the position party, the Republicans. In…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media A debt ceiling bill was agreed to in order to protect the US from default. According to the American media, the American Democrats and Republicans have agreed on the debt ceiling bill. A vote on the bill to tackle the economic crisis will be held on Wednesday. According to media…
The UN chief was speaking during a debate on ensuring the security and dignity of people caught in the crossfire and addressing the related issue of access to food and essential services. Suffering and ‘outrage’ “Civilians have suffered the deadly effects of armed conflict for too long. It is time we live up to our…
That’s according to the UN Trade and Development body UNCTAD’s Trade and Environment Review 2023, published on Monday, which analyses the world’s $3-6 billion ocean economy, and assesses how human activity and multiple global crises have significantly impacted sectors like fishing, seafood, shipping and coastal tourism. The report, presented at the 3rd UN Trade Forum in Geneva, calls for…
“We are deeply concerned at reports that unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are going missing and are at high risk of being trafficked within the UK,” the three experts, or Special Rapporteurs, said in a statement. Local authority responsibility They said that instead of being housed in hotels, children should be placed in the care of…
The world has witnessed extraordinary health gains since the UN agency was established, including smallpox eradication, the near elimination of polio, and declines in maternal mortality. Millions of young lives have also been saved through childhood immunization. “The history of WHO demonstrates what is possible when nations come together for a common purpose,” Director-General Tedros…
Scientists have issued a final warning of global environmental hazards. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says that every country has to make an effort in every sector to improve the environment. Hundreds of scientists of the world were engaged in the preparation of this report for 8 years. According to the report, the weather around…
Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement to protect against cyber threats. The agreement was signed between an Israeli cyber intelligence company and a UAE telecom company. The Israeli company tracks cyber attacks, identifies them and issues alerts for potential cyber attacks to public and private organizations. Under the three-year agreement, the…
In a report to the Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor, said that “States can and should do more to protect defenders”. She stressed that 25 years after States agreed on a Declaration to promote and protect the work of human rights defenders, their contributions were often ignored. The expert who champions the work of rights defenders…
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu accepted a gift worth 270,000; Photo: File Tel Aviv: The Israeli cabinet approved a new law to allow Prime Minister-elect Netanyahu to keep a $270,000 gift he received from a late relative. According to the international news organization, the High Court of Israel ruled last year that as Prime Minister, Netanyahu…
