The international airport had been closed due to rampant gang violence in the country. The flight carried nearly 15 metric tonnes of medicine and medical supplies to be added to the resources of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Mr. Dujarric said this will “support critical, lifesaving operations as insecurity…
Local tribal leader Jemuel Perino discussed the success of local initiatives, supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Adaption Fund Climate Change Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA), in educating his community on effective prevention and mitigation techniques to deal with the growing impacts of climate change. “The indigenous cultural communities have their own centuries-old knowledge, systems, and…
World Water Week is taking shape from Monday in Stockholm, Sweden. This is an annual gathering of thousands of organizations and individuals – Government experts, UN officials, scientists and academics – who come together to rethink how water is being managed. Serious challenges loom Among them is the President of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi,…
The 54-member body, which is one of the six main pillars of the UN system, elected Paula Narváez Ojeda of Chile to the top seat. It also elected as Vice-Presidents, Akan Rakhmetullin (Kazakhstan), Ivan Šimonović (Croatia) and Robert Rae (Canada), representing the Asia-Pacific, Eastern European, and Western European and other regional groups, respectively. The…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media China’s Shenzhou spacecraft has taken off, the highlight of the mission is a civilian scientist on board. A university professor is the first Chinese citizen to go into space. According to the foreign news agency, China’s Shenzhou 16 spacecraft has left for the Tiangong space station. There are 3 Chinese…
Efforts by the army to safely evacuate foreigners and diplomatic personnel from the war-torn country of Sudan continue. During the bloody fighting that has been going on for several days, the process of evacuation of foreigners is going on and in this regard, Saudi Arabia has also taken steps for the safe return of its…
A group of armed men from Ukraine entered the Russian border region of Brainsk. Russian officials from Moscow say that an armed Ukrainian group has taken several people hostage in Brainsk. Russian forces are fighting a Ukrainian subversive group. Russian officials added that steps are being taken to deal with Ukrainian terrorists in Brainsk. On…
